Chapter Eleven: Encounter
The following morning, everyone treated Kia with a little extra consideration in light of her presumed ordeal. Cheydii raised an eyebrow, but the second-in-command’s loyalty and devotion to Rial meant she wouldn’t dispute the public version of events. What satisfied Rial satisfied her, and she wouldn’t ask any awkward questions. Overall the mission was deemed a success, and their departure from Emankora was accompanied by an effusive ceremony led and orchestrated by General Huijata.
The Kaudagan had taken ten days to reach the wormhole they were currently transiting, which was closer than the one they’d taken to Emankora.
Kia took a small sip from the plasbulb of water in her hand. “How much longer?” Kia glanced up at the pulsing rainbow-colored bands of the wo
