Odin shot her a sour look but didn’t struggle.
"I suppose I don't need to ask how you got on the ship," Kira said, glancing at Finn.
As they'd seen more than once over the last month or so, Jin's scanners weren't full proof when it came to the oshota. Their synth armor combined with a very interesting manipulation ofkishielded them from detection. Her time on Ta Sa'Riel had opened her eyes to the wide world ofki's application. Everything she'd thought she'd known before only touched the barest surface.
Nor was she surprised Odin had managed to circumvent the scanners. Like Finn, the hacker had probably been on board the entire time, only being discovered by Finn once the excitement faded.
Odin was always quite good at finding his way into places he didn't belong. Kira simply hadn’t expected for her ship to be one of them.
For the moment, Kira ignored Odin, focusing on Finn. "How much did you hear?”
"Enough."
Kira took that to mean he knew who Elena was—and probably everything else that had been discussed.
"Pretty smart to stay hidden."
"I thought so."
"Right about now, I bet you wish you hadn't agreed to Graydon's request to be my oshota," Kira ventured.
"It had occurred to me."
Kira supposed she deserved that. Sneaking out of the Fortress without notifying him, getting stuck on a ship heading off-planet, not to mention the major secrets she'd been keeping—yeah, he had a reason to be touchy.
Elena appeared at the end of the corridor, her hair slightly damp and she was wearing a fresh change of clothes. She stopped short, a towel hanging forgotten in her hand.
Her gaze flicked cautiously between Kira and the other two.
The lack of surprise in her expression told Kira her niece had known about Odin’s presence the entire time.
Her niece hadn’t been the one to launch Jin’s defense sequence. Odin had. Elena had just gone along for the ride.
A murderous aura seeped from Kira even as a gentle smile formed. "That reminds me—I have a score to settle with you, Odin."
Wariness registered in Odin’s eye.
Not enough. Not nearly enough to satisfy Kira.
That was okay. She could fix that.
Sensing the shift in Kira, Finn slowly set Odin down.
"Let's not be hasty." Odin backed away holding up his hands.
"Jin."
"My pleasure." A maniacal cackle came from Jin as he advanced.
Odin retreated. "Don't do it. You know what happened the last time you went against me."
"This time’s going to be different," Jin snarled.
Electricity crackled along his shell, striking the walls with arcs of lightning. Odin jumped as a bolt impacted the floor right in front of him.
Jin chuckled, the sound echoing in the ship’s speakers. "You've never fought me on my home ground before.”
Odin smirked. “We’ll see.”
