Chapter 24A couple of vehicles waited outside, closed cars that Tapuh scowled at and inspected the interior first, before they let Arien get in, with Eral. Javi would rather have gone in that car, but found himself directed to the second one, with the general.
The interior was closed off inside and Javi didn’t know if it had a driver or was automatic. He sat opposite Queza, feeling awkward, as the car set off after the first, quite slowly, but then stared with some fascination, when she took a small device from her pocket and waved it around the interior.
“What’s that?” he asked.
“Scanning for listening devices.” She nodded after a moment and slipped it back in her pocket. “We can speak freely.”
Oh, wow. So that’s the kind of place this was.
“Ah, great,” Javi said. Not sure what they
