“I’m ready,” he announced.
“Let’s get moving, then,” Jayde replied.
The alien unlocked the door with a double tap of his cane on the floor, and the three of them joined the masses back in the street. It took some time to push through the crowd, but they eventually made it back to where Loch was waiting for them. He glanced at the Gecren and offered a questioning glance at Jayde.
“This is Loch,” she introduced. “And this is … I’m sorry, what was your name?”
The Gecren lowered himself into a bow and said, “Lurg.”
Loch still looked confused.
“I’ll explain on the way,” Jayde said.
A commotion broke out in the crowded streets of the city, giving Jayde a bad feeling in her stomach. Had the Thraan taken notice of them?
“We need to go,” she said.
They started to leave, but she felt that l
