Several hours later, Josh leaned back against the seat in the galley of the freighter. His arm was wrapped protectively around Cassa. She tilted her head and tiredly rested it against his shoulder. Ash stared moodily at the drink in front of him. Hutu watched Kella with an intense, edgy stare while Kella, who sat next to Ash, returned the old Knight’s gaze with a steely one of her own.
“If you two keep staring at each other like that, I’m going to send both of you to a corner,” Ash finally snapped out.
Josh choked back a chuckle at the exasperated look Kella shot his friend. There was something else in her gaze as well that he almost missed. For once, Josh felt like Ash just might have met his match in the assassin turned savior.
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