Eyes in the Sky by Viola Grace Page B

effect, but she was really trying.
     

Chapter Nine
     
     
    “You are a little tired but otherwise fine. Congratulations on taking to being a Guardsman.” Gray finished the scans and smiled.
    “Have you dealt with a lot of folk from Resicor?”
    Gray rubbed her neck. “You could say that. We had to find a way to hack through the restrictor suits used at the dome. Our first patient was incredibly brave.”
    Riasa got queasy the moment she heard restrictor suit. “You got it off?”
    “We did, and she is now fine and flying. It was a joint effort between Teklan and Morganti, but we managed to create a system to take the suits off without too much damage, and then, I reset them to genetic specifications.”
    “Wow. That’s…wow.”
    “Your people are very impressive and the talents we have seen hunger for freedom with a ravenous determination.”
    “Good description. Am I done?”
    “You are clear. Where to next?”
    “I am going to check on Taboth. I have heard his design is rather nice.”
    Gray smiled. “Can I come? I have seen it but only in the beginning stages. I hear it is incredible now.”
    “Sure. Come on.”
    Natu had told her where Taboth was plying his original trade, and when Riasa entered the room, she gasped.
    Taboth looked at her and smiled. “Just the person I wanted to see. Riasa, when do you think construction can commence?”
    Riasa was walking through a semi-transparent holographic projection of a base that would be the envy of anyone who saw it. The central spire marked it as a Citadel but the rest of the graceful spires, observatories, auditoriums and accommodations were stunning in detail.
    “I think they will be able to begin shortly. Is it completed?”
    Taboth nodded. “I have missed it so much, I went a little overboard. It is too ornate?”
    She looked around her at the crystalline structures and smiled. “I believe it is just right. May I have a copy of the blueprints?”
    He handed her a crystal. “I am guessing you want to read them over, to see what you can see.”
    “From what I can see, you have even put in com lines, sewage treatment and water lines.”
    He blushed. “You can see that?”
    “That is my job. What do you think, Reset?”
    Reset was smiling as she looked around. “I want to live here. Can I take a job at the Citadel when this is done?”
    “Ask General Brodin.” She chuckled at the sheer admiration in Reset’s face.
    Riasa lifted the crystal and stared into it, reading the data and relieved that there was a scale registry in the design. She was having a waking nightmare of setting off the canister and having a tiny building appearing.
    Grounding and shielding was also included. “Taboth, did you check the other Citadel constructions?”
    He shrugged. “Of course. All psychics need shielded areas. I thought it good to do not only a few classrooms but an entire tower dormitory.” He paused. “You can see that?”
    She winked. “If it can be depicted in a visual format, I can read it.”
    The entire design was well thought out and proof that Taboth knew what he was doing.
    She tucked the crystal in her cleavage and looked at the rendering one more time. If the finished product were even close to the projection, it would be a structure to be admired and studied.
    “Taboth, when construction commences, would you like to be there?” She had initially been thinking of setting off the canister and watching by herself.
    “Please. If materials need to be substituted, I would like to put in my opinion.” He grinned.
    “Noted.” She smiled. There wouldn’t be a chance to change anything. The canister wasn’t going to ask for a second opinion.
    Her suit started talking and she jumped. “Vision, please report to the commander’s office.”
    She winced. “Please excuse me. Wonderful work, Taboth. You should be very proud.”
    He grinned and bowed happily.
    Riasa nodded to Reset and left the room, heading around the corner to General Brodin’s