The Falcorans' Faith by Phillips Laura Jo

Author:Phillips, Laura Jo [Phillips, Laura Jo]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal & Urban, Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 1494495503
Publisher: Kathleen Honsinger
Published: 2013-12-15T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

Of the three ships that the Xanti had fired upon, only one sustained damage when a missile penetrated its shields. The damage was minor, and the cruiser’s captain promised it would be repaired and ready to go by the time the rest of the task force crossed through the jump point. While waiting, the Vyand, the Eyrie, and the Ala-Lahoi rechecked Shearan space for more anomalies. Two were found but Faith identified both as thin spots, not jump points. Nevertheless, the Shearans were extremely pleased with the discoveries in their system, particularly the Xanti Doors.

Aside from identifying those two new anomalies, Faith had the remainder of the day to do as she pleased. She spent much of it reading. She was amazed at the lengths the Jasani had to go through in order to mate with human women in an effort to preserve their race. The one thing that struck her the most was the fact that there was no divorce for Jasani males. They could mate only once. At the same time, there was nothing to stop a human woman from leaving a male-set if she chose to do so. It wasn’t that the laws were different for human women. There was no divorce on Jasan for anyone. But, a woman could leave Jasan if she wanted, and no Clan Jasani would raise a finger to stop her. She could then get a divorce on her home planet and remarry if she chose to do so. Clan Jasani did not have that option.

Faith kept trying to imagine what it would be like to put her entire future in the hands of someone who did not have to take the same risk. She didn’t think she could ever agree to such a thing.

“Faith,” Tristan said when she turned off the hand terminal later that afternoon.

“Yes?” she asked, standing up to stretch.

“Where would you like to have dinner tonight?”

“I guess the Observation Deck is out,” she said, looking around at the vid terminals and control panels that now filled the room. “What are the options?”

“The cafeteria, your room, or we can dine in my room, if you like,” Tristan offered.

Faith didn’t feel up to being stared at, so the cafeteria was out. And even though she was not afraid of the Falcorans, she wasn’t ready to invite them to her room. “Your room would be nice. What time?”

“Would two hours be acceptable?” Tristan asked. “We need to spend an hour or so in the Roar Room.”

“Did you say roar room?” Faith asked.

“Yes,” Tristan said, smiling. “That’s a nickname for the room we use when we need to shift for a time. All Jasani ships have one. Officially it’s called a Shift Chamber.”

“You’re going to shift?” Faith asked, intrigued. She knew that Clan Jasani were shifters, but she hadn’t actually seen any of them in their alter forms. “Into what? Falcons?”

“Our falcorans are much like what you would call a falcon,” he replied. “If you would like to watch, we have no objection.

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