“I have an office down at the end of the hallway on the left.”
She followed him and waited until he closed the door. There was a desk and two chairs but other than that, the room was pretty bare.
“We just got this building constructed to use as our healing center,” he said apologetically. “Just two days ago we were working out of tents, so excuse the chaos.”
“It’s no problem.” She pushed her hood back and looked at the healer, who froze in the middle of sitting down.
“You’re Drastan.”
“Lieutenant Nix Saber from the command ship. I’m here on a mission.”
“Healer Zed Rozer. What can I do for you?”
“I need any information you can provide on a human male you treated yesterday.”
“What’s his name?”
“He apparently refused to be registered. He came in with injuries to his leg and side.”
Healer Rozer reached for his computer. “Yes, there was a human who we treated for what appeared to be...blaster wounds. He called himself Charlie but gave no last name, would not tell us how he received the injuries, and refused to register with us.”
“When did he leave?”
“He hasn’t been discharged yet. Some of his wounds were quite deep, requiring sedation. He was advised to remain here overnight to have his injuries reassessed in the morning. He agreed and was given a bed.”
“He’s still here?”
“Yes.”
Nix stood up so fast she almost knocked her chair over. Her heart was racing. “Show me.”
Healer Rozer stood, concern evident on his face. “Is there a problem?”
“I believe that this male may be the one that attacked me and my fellow warrior yesterday. I need to take him into custody and question him.”
“What about his friend?”
“Friend? There’s someone with him?”
“Yes, but his injuries were less severe and we discharged him yesterday. He came in earlier today to check on his friend but hasn’t been back.”
“I need to see the male right away.”
“Of course, come this way.” The healer opened the door and started out, but then the lights went dark. She heard a grunt and then something hitting the floor. She blinked until her eyes adjusted and she could see that the healer had fallen to the floor.
“Healer Rozer?” She knelt down and turned him over. There was a little blood by his temple. She checked for a pulse, relieved that he was still breathing. What had happened? She looked up just in time to see the fist come down and hit her in the face. She didn’t even have time to reach for her blaster. Nix opened her mouth to scream but was hit again with another hard fist. Dazed and in pain, her first thought was anger that she had been taken by surprise, but the second thought immediately after that was to hope that Corey was safe. If the resistance knew about her, they could know about Corey, too. He could be in danger and she was helpless to do anything about it. Then pain splintered her thoughts as someone struck her again and everything faded to black.
