“You left with two men. You are not the princess in hiding, are you?”
“Oh, you got me,” Mora said before she scratched her head with the blunt side of her knife. “How did you figure it out? Was it my regal bearing?”
“Something like that.”
Mora laughed. “Maybe I will tell you about it sometime. We have to do this little test first, but then we could get drinks later to celebrate. I’ve made a few friends with some of the people here.” She gestured vaguely to the haivewoman whose shoulders peaked above the heads of the two men on either side of her. “They aren’t all stuffy ex-vets with sticks up their asses.”
“That would be interesting,” Alara said slowly. “I think I might be more worried about the trials than you are. To be honest, I am not certain of my chances.” Alara wasn’t sure why s
