Chapter 39
By the time they returned to the landing pad above the beautiful, wide bay, the big comm screen in Seetha’s cabin showed the familiar blocky lines of the Bellatta hovering just over the shore.
The rains hadn’t broken yet, but heavy, black clouds nearly blocked out the light.
For the first time since coming on board, Seetha was glad to have the huge conference table and so many chairs. Each was full with an exhausted human and one Ajanderan, all clutching blankets and warm mugs. Les hovered in hir own cabin, twitching limbs giving away hir anxiety.
Seetha hadn’t been surprised to hear Les had seen everything that happened back at the tiny island, but she’d been heartbroken to know it.
Besides Kerwin slumped back in his chair with his jacket off, as casual as she’d ever seen
