Egan and Althea were surprised and delighted when Imamiah showed up at their rented cottage near downtown Saorsa with Sean in tow. After running up and hugging her friend, Althea backed away and exclaimed, “What are you doing on Realta-Gorm?!” Then a shadow flickered across her face. “Is everything okay? Is Mother okay? Ramuell?”
As he offered Egan an upturned palm, Sean chuckled and said, “No, no, I’m not bearing bad tidings. Everyone is well. I’m here on a glorified messenger mission. Our friends on Ghrain-3 needed to get a message to Oprit Robia, and I needed a break. Liam agreed that a few days away from the grind would be good for me. Besides, I’ve never been to Realta-Gorm.”
“How is Liam?” Egan asked.
“I think he’s holding up better than I am. We still miss Melanka terribly, but f
