Misa glanced down the stairs then back at Royle and Sha’ka, beginning to get just a bit antsy. What was taking him so long? Misa had kept her meet with Sha’ka short because she wasn’t sure when Nisha would return, but at this rate, even those thirty minutes would have been for naught if Nisha returned to catch Royle with Sha’ka.
Misa stood and leaned on the wall, tapping her foot on the tile. Her attention continued to vacillate between the captain and the stairwell. Her impatience was getting the better of her. Misa began towards Royle, half-wanting to give him a piece of her mind.
However, before she could even move past the stairs, Royle and Sha’ka parted, and the former quickly approached her. Misa immediately picked up on his mood. His face was pale, his lips set in a th
