"Oh!" Kira stopped suddenly, slapping her forehead. "I completely forgot. I was supposed to deliver these files to Alpha Darius this morning." She pulled a leather folder from her bag, looking genuinely distressed. "Can't it wait?" I asked. "It's the border patrol reports. He reviews them daily." She bit her lip. "And I promised Beta Xander I'd have them on his desk before noon." "I can take them to him later," Nora offered. "No," Kira said, shaking her head. "I just got an emergency call from the med bay. Training accident." She looked at me hopefully. "Clara, would you mind? You're not scheduled for anything right now, are you?" I stared at the folder like it might bite me. The thought of facing Darius again so soon after what happened at the training field made my stomach flip. "I

