Chapter 7
Just as Jim had expected, Rob was already with Maerlis when she opened her door the next morning. And Rob hadn’t yet changed out of his brown robe, made extra long to suit his height. Maerlis at least was fully dressed and ready for the day, and handed Jim a cup of coffee before he could say a word.
“I tested a few samples from the pollen stores,” she said, walking back to her small kitchen table. “While Rob was still snoozing. The sealed ones are fine, no mutations. Whatever happened was outside those secured units.”
“Thank goodness for that,” Jim said. He drained half his coffee in one steaming hot gulp. “At least we know where the problem is not. Kayren said whatever the Dalsoria touch spreads like a virus, though. If it is them, we’ll have a challenge getting everything cl
