Chapter 10
“Coma? Are you sure? Where is the Rheinon?” I blurted.
Mike pointed to the far corner where a crowd had begun to gather.
Another murder? Or at least an attempt at one? “Go get the medics!” I told Mike and he took off running.
Dino and I scrambled to the corner. After a glance at the Rheinon, Dino said, in an abnormally quiet voice, “I believe I know what has happened. This is nothing to worry about.”
“What do you mean? There’s a member of your own species collapsed on the floor.” Dino’s calmness upset me.
Dino shook his head. “Being in a coma is actually normal for Rheinon. It happens approximately every five yearly cycles. During the coma—which lasts about twelve days— we shed our skin and grow it back, tougher than ever. Ac- cording to our briefings, every Rheinon on Ear
