We stepped into Pirad’s green lab with green obsidian tables of cylinders in various colors and thin deep green beds at waist high. Through the clear wall was a crowd of people. Twin-fingered Zheien in a rainbow of colors of skin. Purple Thordes with hands like ours. Elshars—most look like us but their eyes lighten when they’re happy and darken when they’re not. Pirad has five-fingered hands, but he’s got dark green skin and shoulders half the width of an average man. Molly’s loud thoughts amused us. No fear. This lab looked bigger than the rest of the ship and had a high ceiling.
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Pas brought an aandat for Briahh and he bared his ankles. His white pants were loose and had embroidery in white of a rocky landscape.
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Ryee took their hands. “I can provide colony space for Ry Pethe, or whichever name your colony wishes. We will protect all of your people!”
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They smiled and relaxed. Because they were not afraid, Deb and her mother also took aandats.
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Ryee sent diplomats to the other Ty’nirrhans. A married couple bought an airline ticket to Scotland in Atlanta Airport. Ryee sent them because he felt Sika and her husband might have more comfort with a couple. My thoughtful husband!
She hugged the teddy bear and cried. “Grampa gave me this bear on my 5th birthday. He died a couple days later. Dad saw it and got teary. Mom got mad at him for crying and threw him in the garbage! I''m so happy to have him back! Grampa was Dad''s father and he was good to us. I think she was jealous because her dad was so mean to her. He broke her arm once for making a B in algebra. Maybe I ought to be nicer to my mom.” Molly waved everything into her alt storage. Smiled again.
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I shield our thoughts, Maiden. Let us go to a chamber. He took her into his chamber.
Both of us shuddered at the thought of that—so I giggled! “Molly surprised our Minister much, did she?”
Ryee laughed! “Ea, she did! But Molly is very surprising to many. I am happy she is safe here.”
Tan frowned. “When she comes back, I shall take her to her parents. They deserve to be woken for this!”
Vonn took his hand. “Tan, you are shaking. Should you rest before you go?”
He laughed. “Will I ask sweet Justice to rest? Nein, I shall take her before she thinks to go to school.”
“Surely she will stay here!” I lost the merry mood.
“If she does not go, the school will call her parents and we would have much to explain.” He shook his head.
Binneas smiled. “Fa and I planned to go trading today. This is better! Their rules are easy. They have a student handbook for all Marietta City Schools.” He dressed in blue jeans and a sweatshirt with the school’s name on it. A jacket that also had the logo.
His parents Lineas and Keea stood by him. Frowned. “Can you be ready for our speech at the United Nations at 3 pm?”
“Eae, Fa! I learned English this morning. Is much like Areonian, and I also learned German to help those traveling to Stuttgart. Ado Pragate asked me for help with Italian, so I also learned that, but Pragate, Italy speaks a dialect that is uncommon. Asha helped me find sources for that and Elshar Zheiea’s Science Council helps him.”
“Our Science Council will also help!” My husband waved towards the orange tapestry that showed Oesha and many of our scientists, all in orange tunics. Unified Science Service does not require the purple ScSv uniform?
Binneas smiled. “Ah, they offered, but there are scientists who study interstellar linguistics on Elshar Zheiea, so they are better with Earthan languages. Already they learned most languages spoken on Earth.”
Ryee smiled. “Ea, I had many advisors in Sigan Mas from Elshar Zheiea when I took Interstellar Linguistics. They are very well!”
Asha also stood with us. Bowed to me. “Queen Adia, I wish to thank you on behalf of King Challet! Our people are saved from destruction because of your research!”
I took his hand. “Oh, I did not work alone. My friends’ research helped me choose paths that brought my answer more quickly.” Vonn, Derees and Tanda were already walking the streets of Stuttgart with many others.
But, Asha stared. Nerah, his healer, startled and came to him. Then, he also stared! My Gift is unpredictable, and they are seeing their futures! Pas also came, for we needed to go.