“You have a visitor, Mia.”
Startled by the unfamiliar female voice, Mia looked up from her reading material. Through the transparent wall, she could see a young human woman standing outside. Blowing out a relieved breath, Mia realized that the voice she’d just heard had to be Korum’s intelligent house letting her know about the guest.
“Of course,” Mia said, as though she talked to alien technology all the time. “Can you please let her inside?”
“Yes, Mia.” And the wall in front of the visitor dissolved, creating an entrance.
Getting up from the floating plank, Mia smiled at the dark-haired girl who gracefully stepped through the opening.
“Hi,” Mia said, knowing she was probably greeting someone she’d already met before.
“Hello, Mia,” the girl said, giving her a gentle smile. “I know y
