Chapter 28
Before Seetha finished explaining about the new virus outbreak, her parents had indeed asked the expected questions. And as usual, several unexpected ones.
“We can’t go ahead with this mission,” her mother said. She stood by the glass wall, staring into Les’s cabin. “But we can’t let anyone know why.”
“If word of this gets out,” her father said, “relations will fall apart with a lot more than the Ajandera. I don’t want to think what will happen between humans and plurapods. That relationship is too valuable, in and out of ConSpace.”
“Do you have someone within the Ajandera system?” Seetha said. “Someone outside the official structure who might be able to help us?”
Seetha’s mother turned, staring off into space now.
“We do, of course, several. But if Ambassador Cory is hand
