He sent her a quelling look. “I’ll deal with you later.”
“Did I do something wrong?” Kira asked Jin.
“I don’t think you were supposed to tell them that.”
“Oops.” Kira thought a moment. “Do you think they’ll blame me?”
“When don’t they blame you?”
Good point. Kira decided not to worry about it, concentrating on the pleasant floating sensation instead as the two began arguing.
"There is a good reason we have closed certain avenues to you," Graydon said. "You want to play with things you don't understand. If it was only your own species’ extinction, we would let you be, but your hubris would pose a danger to all of us."
Kira yawned, too drowsy to pay attention. She drifted on a cloud of bliss as the argument flowed around her.
She started when Amila appeared at the end of her bed.
"Commander, they're here."
Kira didn't hear his response, losing her battle with sleep.
*
Her rest was fitfulas she dozed on and off before returning to awareness in spurts.
She opened her eyes to find Raider standing guard. "Where's Finn?"
"The big guy was dead on his feet. Told him to get some sleep," Raider said.
"Surprised he agreed to that," Kira said, adjusting her position in the bed as she tried to find a comfortable spot.
"I may have pointed out he'd be no good to you if he fell over from exhaustion," Raider admitted.
"You always were surprisingly good at persuasion, considering you’re the equivalent to a battering ram in most situations," Kira said, watching him through slitted eyelids.
"Someone had to be. You were always like an elephant in high heels in any diplomatic situation," he said.
Kira made a rusty sound that resembled a halfhearted chuckle. He was right. She had been exactly like that.
"They said it'd be a few more hours before that stuff wears off," Raider said.
"Hmm." Kira made a lazy sound.
"Why did you leave?" he asked.
"Didn't mean to," Kira muttered burrowing deeper into her covers. "By the time I realized, it was too late. Had to protect you and Jace. Himoto said this was the best way."
"Protect us? From what?"
"The next phase," Kira mumbled.
Sleep closed its jaws around her, stopping any further conversation.
The next time she woke, her head felt clear and the cobwebs were gone. The sound of whispers next to her bed made it impossible to sleep.
"What are you guys plotting?" Kira asked, without opening her eyes.
"Go to sleep," Raider told her.
