Chapter 21
Jess collapsed onto a sofa, unconscious before he stopped moving. Elizabeth rushed over, desperately worried, but Ali still beat her there. After a moment she relaxed.
“He’s fine,” she said. “Just exhausted.”
“How do you…” Elizabeth started to ask, then stopped. “Oh. Through the ship, yes?”
“Yeah. He didn’t sleep much last night, worrying about today I suppose, and then he kept his thoughts accelerated all the way to and from the meeting. He probably feels as if he’s been awake for two or three days straight. His implants kept him sharp till he got back, then he relaxed and the tiredness caught up with him.”
“That’s a relief. I thought something was really wrong when he collapsed like that.”
“Me too. He’ll be fine, though. Well, he will be until I speak to him a
