Saret waved his hand dismissively. “Oh, those are easy. I don’t know if Korum has talked to you about this before—”
“I haven’t yet,” Korum said. “You got here as soon as Mia woke up. All I had time to do was mention the language implant.”
“Oh, good.” Saret sounded excited. “Would you like to get that done tonight, Mia?”
Mia hesitated. If Korum wasn’t lying to her, then she would be an i***t to pass on this opportunity. “Can you please explain to me again what exactly this implant is and what it does?” she asked, looking at Saret.
Korum sighed, looking exasperated. “Yes, Saret, please tell Mia exactly what the implant is. She doesn’t seem to trust my explanation.”
“Can you blame me?” she asked Korum, trying to keep the bitterness out of her tone.
Saret’s eyebrows rose, and he grinned
