“Heir,” Veer urged, interrupting her train of thought.
Kira shook off her curiosity.“Coming.”
Harlow was sitting behind his desk reading reports when Kira walked in.“You took your sweet time.”
“Sorry about that.I had a few things to take care of.”
Kira glanced at Finn and Talon.“What are you two doing here?”
Talon lounged in his chair with a reckless ease.By contrast, Finn was much more rigid, his back straight as he gazed straight in front of him.
“Sword,” Talon greeted.
Finn inclined his chin.
“I called them,” Harlow said.
He looked up and nodded as Quillon and Raider entered.
“Are you having a party?”Kira asked with a certain bite to her tone.
Harlow ignored it.“Before we go further, I asked Quillon for his assessment regarding your current condition.”
Kira folded her arms across her chest as her stance turned combative.“By all means.This should be good.”
The healer didn’t even flinch as he reported to Harlow.“Although the heir is in much better condition than when she first arrived on the planet, I found a few points of concern during my exam this morning.”
Harlow steepled his fingers in front of him.“Go on.”
“Overall, herkiveins are healing, but there are one or two alterations that were not there before her battle with the Osiri.”
This was Kira’s first time hearing that.
“Should I be worried?”Harlow asked
Quillon’s hesitation showed uncertainty.“It’s too soon to tell.From the heir and other witness accounts, the alteration could be due to the interference from thelu-ongand thelenacht.Without further study, I can’t be sure.”
“What else?”Harlow demanded when Quillon trailed off.
“In addition to the disrupter they placed on her, they implanted anetav.”
The rage that splashed the room was immediate and blistering.
Kira fought the urge to take a step back.Talon and Finn stiffened as they went on high alert, reacting to their Overlord’s anger.
“They dared,” Harlow rumbled, his voice deepening to a dangerous register.
“It’s been deactivated and removed but the fact that it was used is a gross breach of etiquette.I plan to lodge a complaint against the inquisitor’s order,” Quillon explained.
“Do we know if Amaris was part of this or did they act alone?”Harlow demanded.
“Does that matter?”Kira asked.
She was missing something, but she didn’t know what.This happened every once in a while, because she hadn’t grown up among the Tuann.There were things that they understood on an intrinsic level.
This was one of those times.
“I’m sure you’ve noticed Lady Amaris’s resemblance to your friend.”
