Kat was amazed how quickly Dr. Cohen had put the pieces together. The regent had done well in his choice of mate.
“Yes. During a routine patrol of shipping lanes, we found theEarhart. We scanned the ship and found traces of Hareema DNA. Major Ontarii tractored the ship in and took two guards aboard the human vessel to investigate. When Major Ontarii returned, or what we thought was Major Ontarii, he brought with him three human prisoners.”
“So there are humans on the flagship?” Dr. Cohen’s eyes lit up, but at a tense look from Rasveen, she deflated. “Are you sure they’re humans?”
“They were tested,” Kat said with a nod. “Major Ontarii’s impersonator ordered me to interrogate the humans. I began with the lieutenant, and it was during the interrogation process that Brunt convinced me that Major Ontarii had been compromised.”
“You’re telling me that a human, one who’d you spent a handful of minutes in his company, discovered Major Ontarii was a plant before his own second in command did?”
Kat wanted to hang her head in shame, but she refused to show weakness. “The human lieutenant was able to provide an outside perspective. Once I reviewed his logic, I agreed, and ran a current through what I thought was the major.”
Sylvia made the same sound Jeffrey had hours earlier, pushing air through her pursed lips. “That was quite a risk. You’d have faced heavy punishment if you were wrong.”
“But I wasn’t.”
Rasveen cocked an eyebrow. “It seems as if you and this human lieutenant make quite a team.”
If you only knew the half of it, Kat thought in reply.
