“Some of the guards are human,” Mira commented as we approached the main gate to the city.
“That shouldn’t surprise you,” Alénia said to her. “There are plenty of Ashae in the military, but not many wouldn’t have the connections to keep them off gate duty. Normally, they’d just let us pass, but the Rorujhen is going to upset them,” she glanced at Bijoux, “and probably the cub as well.”
Ashae Rorujhen As we got closer, the guards started to look more nervous. Their eyes were drawn to Farukan and Mira, but they kept returning to Alénia. One of them stepped forward to block our entrance.
“Alénia.” He put his closed fist to his chest in salute. “Pardon my intrusion, but it is my duty to ask about your guests.”
“Agrélian,” she nodded to him. “This is an official delegation from the Ulané Jh
