About being a robot.
Which one was he? A machine with emotions? Or a humanoid with a lot of mechanical parts?
Did he want to be one or the other?
Did it matter?
Jedriek wasn't sure.
Just like he wasn't sure why it mattered if he told the princesses they were pretty like the pleasure women. They were to him. Very pretty, in fact. He'd spent the last few hours, when he was supposed to be meditating, looking at the image of the two sisters. They both were very pretty, and in their formal clothing, they appeared untouchable.
Maybe not untouchable.
Unapproachable was the better word.
He flew his ship into position on the side. Below him was Wrathin. Underneath, one on each side was Kian and Bahran. Harbin hovered overtop.
"Jedriek. Locked in."
Their positions connected with each other, the ships bound to each other. If needed, they could combine and form a large, singular battleship. Or break apart and have five individual fighters. Ready to battle, there was an edge to everyone. Even Kian and Wrathin got into a fight before they boarded their ships.
The Terran ships wrapped around the large Terran cruiser that the Ambassadors were on. The Rhimodians replaced several positions, and many of the Terran ships fell back. The Rhimodian shields were down to allow the procession through. Not completely down, of course, but down enough so the Terran vessels could pass through.
It was a short flight from the shielding to the landing pad.
It would be over soon.
Jedriek would get to see the princesses and see the one with the blue eyes.
He anticipated meeting her.
He was still unsure which one she was, if she was the main princess or the second. It didn't matter. He could not get her out of his head.
The only thing he knew for certain though, was that she needed to be assigned to someone else. How they were choosing their assignments, he did not know. Master System most likely had that determined based on whatever data Master System had.
"Master System, I do not want to be assigned to the one with the eyes."
Why is that?
"I would be too distracted," he replied. "I need to not be so intrigued by who I protect because I may not be able to properly execute my orders.
You need to trust yourself, Jedriek.
"I do not think you trust me."
Master System would not put you where you are if you were not trustworthy. You will do the job.
"I trust you, Master System."
Good. Watch telemetry. Focus on the moment, not on what may or may not happen.
"Yes, Master System."
He glanced out in the starfield and noticed how all the ships were moving away.
The Terran ships, anyway.
Odd, that.
