SEVERAL HOURS LATER, Mich and Wen strode into the entrance hall of the rundown motel Yetti had rented while on Ketal Seven, The Skein City Gem. She was annoyed Wen had accompanied her. It was only a hotel. She could’ve handled it on her own.
“Nice place,” he commented.
“Yetti was short on cash,” she replied. “Budget planet cruisers, budget hotels.” As they walked in, a hand-sized rodent darted past and dove into a large hole in the wall.
“Not the safest part of town.”
Mich eyed the shadowy doorways. She’d counted three missing overhead bulbs so far. “He was a smuggler. I don’t think safe was part of his job description.”
“You didn’t get a chance to go inside when you were here before?”
In a way she was kind of glad she hadn’t come inside by herself. Even the creepy vibes had an extra
