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Captain Trax Lorvarz
I’d heard of the Prillon tradition of presenting oneself to a new mate the way Surnen was now. Naked. Even on our home world, Prillon Prime, the custom was rare as far as I knew, and only practiced by a handful of the oldest, most traditional families. But no one had followed the custom for decades. Especially not in space. Especially not in the transport room.
None of the mated Prillons on The Colony had ever done it. We’d have all heard if Maxim had bared himself for Rachel. This was such an old tradition that Surnen was making it new again. Back on Prillon Prime, where there was less danger than on a battleship where I’d been raised, some of the wealthier noble families still followed the old ways. But even they were considered out of touch. Anyone under the ag
