He had Cael back in his arms. She didn’t hate him.
Eoin took a deep breath, relief shuddering through him as he walked with her back to the shuttle. He knew, even though she had her eyes closed as she nestled against him, that she was aware. Mostly because the ship’s automated defenses locked onto every human they passed. Wide eyes and whispers followed them.
He didn’t blame them. Most of these humans had never seen a Zodiac up close and personal, especially not one like him, showing visible replacements. Even when they were active, those of them with cybernetic replacements were usually kept out of the sensitive public eye. Couldn’t have the monsters scaring the poor little humans. Could they?
It didn’t take them long to reach the hangar as he and Archon strode across the deck toward t
