Reede by Veronica Scott

Author:Veronica Scott
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Jean D Walker
Published: 2019-08-26T04:00:00+00:00

As the excitement of escaping from the lab wore off, Fallyn’s aches and pains made themselves more apparent and she reluctantly took one of the meds Dr. Madarian had given her for just such an eventuality. The dorm cave was a marvel, with prefab modular rooms inside a giant cavern. As promised silvery AI units stationed here and there provided heat and light, and Fallyn soaked for a long time in the soothing water of the mineral pool.

Clean clothes had been delivered to her room by the time she arrived and she marveled all over again at the efficiency with which the valley was run. Reviewing her mental files, she knew the woman ‘Nicolle’ everyone kept referring to was from the colony and had been the spaceport manager, so Fallyn assumed the woman had now applied her considerable talents to organizing life in the valley.

A couple of women in the dorm introduced themselves to her but as Taura had said, no one pressed her for any details of her capture or her escape. As Fallyn was putting on the big tee shirt she’d been given as a nightgown, a young woman knocked and popped her head in. “I’m Bettira, sorry not to have said hello sooner but I was on intake duty at the landing field, working with the new people who were rescued today.” She smiled with pride. “Rescuee orientation is my primary job here in the valley—I’m on Nicolle’s admin staff—but when we don’t have newcomers to work with, I do other odd jobs.”

“Pleased to meet you,” Fallyn said, waiting to see why the woman had made a special point of seeking her out. “My congratulations on how smoothly the operation runs here, given the situation.”

Bettira flushed with pleasure at the compliment. “The Badari like structure and Nicolle excels at providing it, so we have a win-win arrangement. I won’t stay more than a minute, I promise. I understand you’re a special rescuee. Nicolle asked me to make sure you get breakfast early in the morning and then you have a meeting with the Alpha and his command staff at nine.” Bettira shook her head ruefully. “The Alpha’s not a patient person so you’re lucky he didn’t want to have the meeting tonight. I think Dr. Madarian told him to let you have your rest. Anyway, I’ll be here at eight to go to breakfast in the dining hall with you. We keep Terran Standard Time since the planet’s rotation is similar, by the way.”

“Kind of you to escort me, thanks.” Fallyn wondered if she’d see Reede either at breakfast or at the meeting. If he was one of Aydarr’s right hand men as Taura had said, then she might. Otherwise she’d have to ask someone how to track him down in the valley. To say thanks for the rescue. But she couldn’t lie to herself. Yeah, right, any excuse will do. The big soldier had gotten under her skin, unlike any other man she’d ever met. There

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