Elia bowed her head in either modesty or resurgent illness. Finished cleaning, Thrall appeared volunteering more comforts. As long as they were strangers here Jia was glad to relax normal protocol and allow the slave his initiative.
“I have blankets here and a couple pillows. Let’s make you a snug little nest.”
Once the girl had padding under her, pillows to lean on and a coverlet, Thrall produced a small flat glass rectangle. He did something and it lit up to show a brilliantly real picture of some mountains.
“This is a little tablet I use to read books, watch videos and play games. It’s great for passing the time, if you get bored in here.”
Tapping various places on the picture, he caused it to be replaced by another, one of colorful geometric shapes. Then these began to move! Enthra
