this afternoon?”
She inclined her head politely, and he grinned. The woman at his side shared more than just his colouring. She was obviously his sister.
The woman smiled and extended her lavender hand. “Hello, Kiiki Waythorp. I am Psyche if I am on assignment, but since I am visiting family, you can call me Roha.”
There was a look in Roha’s red eyes as she shook Kiiki’s hand, but Kiiki simply smiled and gestured to her table. “Would you care to join me? I was just having some tea.”
Rolland chuckled. “You were drinking in the light. Was your assignment so bad?”
Roha took a seat on one of the comfortable and well-stuffed chairs. “Tell us about it. Rolland doesn’t get to travel much. I think I would like some tea, Rolland.”
Rolland sighed at his sister’s obvious direction. “I will be back shortly.”
Roha laughed and leaned forward. “So, you are in love. Who with?”
Kiiki blinked rapidly. “What?”
“Your aura glows from your emotional centre. The love is new, but it is there.”
“Uh, that is kind of personal.”
Roha smacked her forehead. “Sorry. I forgot. I am one of the Sector Guard matchmakers. I am always on the lookout for solid matches. So, will you tell me who it is? Perhaps that handsome golden fellow outside?”
Kiiki scowled. “No. It isn’t Tabr. I think what you are sensing…I mean…I was just on assignment with Harken. He took care of me, we talked for two weeks and now I don’t feel right without him. He is off to Morganti for a few days, so I expect that whatever this is will wear off by the time he gets back.”
Roha snorted. “It doesn’t work that way. What species is your Harken?”
“He isn’t mine, but he’s a Nishan.”
Roha froze in mid-giggle. She cleared her throat and asked, “Has he chosen a handsome form?”
Kiiki wanted to lie, but she shook her head. “Not really, he is plain and unremarkable. It is only when we are talking that there is a light in his eyes.”
“Ouch. That’s rough.” Roha scowled. “Nishans are hard to figure out at the best of times, let alone where affairs of the heart are concerned.”
Rolland returned with a tray and set it on the table. An array of sweets greeted Roha’s delighted eyes and Kiiki watched with amusement as Roha dug in.
Rolland smiled apologetically. “Sorry for leaving you alone with her. My sister can have one specific train of thought when she isn’t concentrating on her own mate.”
Roha mumbled, “He is getting an orientation of Station 13 from Haunt, and she wanted me out of there. Something to do with goo-goo eyes.”
Rolland laughed. “It serves you right. You and Ruar are sickening when you get together.”
“Jealous.”
“Zenina and I can shake the planets and stars. Nothing to be jealous of.” He popped a sandwich into his mouth.
Kiiki quietly watched this peculiar exchange. If this was what siblings were like, she had really missed something. She cleared her throat. “I am guessing that your status as Avatars brings the term safe sex into a whole new purview.”
Roha choked lightly, and then, she howled with laughter while Rolland struggled to swallow while his cheeks darkened.
It was the first foray into a conversation that soon had Kiiki bright pink with her hands pressed to her face to cool her.
Once the siblings had let their sense of humour loose, she had listened to tales of intimate activities that had intrigued her at the same time that her face lit on fire.
She was delighted to see Shivak nearing her table. “Oh, dear. I forgot to brief Shivak. I am afraid that I will have to cut this visit short.”
Rolland leaned back in his chair and smirked. “Sure, run while you can. If you ever get Zenina started on this topic, you will get an earful of information you can’t un-hear.”
Shivak was startled to see her bustling up to him, but he took the hint when she said, “I am so sorry I forgot our debriefing appointment.”
“Of course. We have to
She inclined her head politely, and he grinned. The woman at his side shared more than just his colouring. She was obviously his sister.
The woman smiled and extended her lavender hand. “Hello, Kiiki Waythorp. I am Psyche if I am on assignment, but since I am visiting family, you can call me Roha.”
There was a look in Roha’s red eyes as she shook Kiiki’s hand, but Kiiki simply smiled and gestured to her table. “Would you care to join me? I was just having some tea.”
Rolland chuckled. “You were drinking in the light. Was your assignment so bad?”
Roha took a seat on one of the comfortable and well-stuffed chairs. “Tell us about it. Rolland doesn’t get to travel much. I think I would like some tea, Rolland.”
Rolland sighed at his sister’s obvious direction. “I will be back shortly.”
Roha laughed and leaned forward. “So, you are in love. Who with?”
Kiiki blinked rapidly. “What?”
“Your aura glows from your emotional centre. The love is new, but it is there.”
“Uh, that is kind of personal.”
Roha smacked her forehead. “Sorry. I forgot. I am one of the Sector Guard matchmakers. I am always on the lookout for solid matches. So, will you tell me who it is? Perhaps that handsome golden fellow outside?”
Kiiki scowled. “No. It isn’t Tabr. I think what you are sensing…I mean…I was just on assignment with Harken. He took care of me, we talked for two weeks and now I don’t feel right without him. He is off to Morganti for a few days, so I expect that whatever this is will wear off by the time he gets back.”
Roha snorted. “It doesn’t work that way. What species is your Harken?”
“He isn’t mine, but he’s a Nishan.”
Roha froze in mid-giggle. She cleared her throat and asked, “Has he chosen a handsome form?”
Kiiki wanted to lie, but she shook her head. “Not really, he is plain and unremarkable. It is only when we are talking that there is a light in his eyes.”
“Ouch. That’s rough.” Roha scowled. “Nishans are hard to figure out at the best of times, let alone where affairs of the heart are concerned.”
Rolland returned with a tray and set it on the table. An array of sweets greeted Roha’s delighted eyes and Kiiki watched with amusement as Roha dug in.
Rolland smiled apologetically. “Sorry for leaving you alone with her. My sister can have one specific train of thought when she isn’t concentrating on her own mate.”
Roha mumbled, “He is getting an orientation of Station 13 from Haunt, and she wanted me out of there. Something to do with goo-goo eyes.”
Rolland laughed. “It serves you right. You and Ruar are sickening when you get together.”
“Jealous.”
“Zenina and I can shake the planets and stars. Nothing to be jealous of.” He popped a sandwich into his mouth.
Kiiki quietly watched this peculiar exchange. If this was what siblings were like, she had really missed something. She cleared her throat. “I am guessing that your status as Avatars brings the term safe sex into a whole new purview.”
Roha choked lightly, and then, she howled with laughter while Rolland struggled to swallow while his cheeks darkened.
It was the first foray into a conversation that soon had Kiiki bright pink with her hands pressed to her face to cool her.
Once the siblings had let their sense of humour loose, she had listened to tales of intimate activities that had intrigued her at the same time that her face lit on fire.
She was delighted to see Shivak nearing her table. “Oh, dear. I forgot to brief Shivak. I am afraid that I will have to cut this visit short.”
Rolland leaned back in his chair and smirked. “Sure, run while you can. If you ever get Zenina started on this topic, you will get an earful of information you can’t un-hear.”
Shivak was startled to see her bustling up to him, but he took the hint when she said, “I am so sorry I forgot our debriefing appointment.”
“Of course. We have to
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