M’kar was stunned when Captain Hollis revealed she was part of the
reason the Defender had been assigned to assist the ambassador’s party.
Shay had sent to the Academy, requesting the immediate assistance of a strong
animal-focused Talent, able to endure difficult and uncomfortable environments,
handle large numbers of strong-willed animal minds simultaneously, and impress a
culture that admired agility, strength, and skill with knives. He didn’t ask
for a recommendation, however. He wanted verification that the Talent he was
requesting could handle the task.
“I don’t understand, sir,” she said, when Captain Hollis revealed that
information in the privacy of his ready room. “It’s a migrant fleet, with
people living on ships for decades, generations. I’ve seen some of the stats
and specs for the fleet and –”
“How?” Her captain closed his eyes and shook his head. “Dumb question. Forget I said that. Of course, Lore is going to have his connections and get data that isn’t supposed to be released for general knowledge yet.” He sighed and opened his eyes. “I imagine he was babbling when he got hold of the report, and you were there with Treinna and overheard more than you wanted to.”
“Pretty much.” M’kar decided her captain didn’t need to know that Lt. Genys Arroyan and Medic Tahl were present as well. They were visiting Treinna when Jasper returned to their quarters after duty shift, babbling pure exasperation and disbelief at the engineering impossibilities present in the Banscraqi fleet.
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