Seeing (Return of the Nine) by Grace Viola

Author:Grace, Viola [Grace, Viola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, science fiction opera
ISBN: 9781771118798
Publisher: Devine Destinies
Published: 2014-02-10T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Vida had seen images of creatures like Rothaway in the Gaian monster books. He had thick, wavy hair, pointed ears, wide shoulders and his fingers looked as if claws could appear at any moment. His doting on Ziggy made his appearance a little less aggressive.

“So, Vida, that is a striking robe you are wearing.”

She ate another morsel of food that Ziggy gave her a nod for and inclined her head. “It is Ziggy’s. I am afraid that the gown I came with suffered an accident.”

Rothaway filled her wineglass and chuckled. “So I gathered. Feel free to requisition anything you need on Ziggy’s account. She doesn’t use nearly enough of her income as it is.”

Ziggy made a face. “That is because you buy me stuff all the time. I don’t have a chance to go shopping.”

“If you shopped, you would not choose Wilding clothing.”

Ziggy sighed, “That is the point.”

Vida felt that she had stumbled into a domestic issue. “Um, if you would like, I can just head to my room.”

Rothaway looked over at her. “Don’t worry about it. We bicker about her clothing all the time. She has to dress according to her station. She is the first representative of your species and eyes are on her every time she leaves our quarters.”

Vida winced. “That must be stressful, Zig.”

Ziggy shrugged. “It will be worse when the baby shows up.”

Rothaway sat back and grinned. “We have no idea what it is going to be. Dr. Meevin is beside herself. The geneticists are waiting eagerly, but we have forbidden testing until the child has arrived. Aside from the other Gaians living on the mother ship, you are the first to know about the pregnancy. It shows that she has great trust in you.”

Vida nodded. “I already saw the addition, but I didn’t want to mention it. Some folks react badly to having things seen that are not in their consciousness yet.”

Rothaway blinked and rubbed the back of his neck. “That explains your lack of shock.”

She shrugged. “When you can see the way I do, very few things in a living body can shock you.”

“So, you are in search of one of the lost ships?”

Vida leaned forward. “What do you know about them?”

“Before we arrived, no more than four and no less than two Tokkel ships escaped with samples of Gaian citizens and scientists. We had assumed that the Gaians had been killed, but Ziggy tells me that you think that is not the case.”

“They are alive. I am linked to my family. I know where my sister is and what her mood is, and I can feel my parents going about their tasks somewhere. I just need help in finding them.”

Rothaway nodded and placed his hand on the table, palm up. Ziggy took it and smiled at Vida.

“We can provide you with a probe, but we need coordinates. Are you going to be able to follow? I am guessing that you are having medical issues.”

Vida rubbed the metal over her forearm. “I have always been a little brittle.

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