Kaira had no idea how long she sat there. Finally she heard Tarkus’s door open. She waited until she heard it close again, then forced her body upright. She hissed in pain as a severe cramp set in on her left calf, rubbing it as she hobbled to the doorway.
She saw Tarkus entering the flight deck, but he didn’t look around even though he must’ve been able to hear her cursing. She hobbled down the corridor and was surprised that the door was left open.
By the time she limped onto the flight deck feeling was returning to her leg, but that was just making the pain worse. She managed to squeeze past Tarkus without knocking into him then dropped into the seat on the left, still rubbing at her leg.
Tarkus didn’t look up or acknowledge her in any way. Kaira sat there, wondering how to bre
