Jienne snorted.
Cabree laughed.“The women around her are suddenly changing, and it’s rough for her.She will adapt.Probably when my little one wants to talk to Auntie Zera.”
Zera grinned.“How is it coming?”
“Good.The sun here is keeping me nice and warm.”
Keska snorted.“Right.The sun.”
Ava laughed with the rest, and Cabree grinned, then made her farewells before Keska deactivated the projection unit and put it back in her pouch.She had already deactivated the escape unit for the escorts.
Jienne looked to Keska.“Can you come out with me to say goodbye to the consortium?”
“Sure.”Keska smiled.
Ava watched Jienne straighten up next to the smaller woman.It was only an inch or two, but it seemed to help Jienne’s posture.She was pulling herself up that extra inch.
Keska just ambled along in her work gear and dirt smudges with the fifteen braids along her scalp.The braids hid her ear tips, and the smudges were strategic to conceal the stunning features she was born with.
Ava needed to talk to Zera and Caska, so she stopped watching the others.There was a bit of business that needed to be attended to.
Chapter Four
Keska looked at Drin’scuffs and said, “Are you having any trouble with the closure mechanism?”
Drin frowned.“Um, I don’t actually do it.Vikor is the one to ask.He pays attention.”
Keska laughed and looked at the devil behind Drin’s shoulder.“So, do you find any difficulty accessing the features?They were a fun project, but I had to do it fast because the jewellers forgot they would need me.”
Vikor blinked.“You made them?”
“The mechanism.And the toy Zera gave you to use on her.”
“It stopped working after a while.”
“I programmed it for twenty-four hours of use for its first trial.Zera hates to read instructions.”She smiled.“I was supposed to get the performance records, but Zera just said it worked and to move on, so I dropped that product line and moved on.”
