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embrace. “I am glad to see you, Iara. I have missed you.”
She blinked back tears and smiled, “You know where to find me. This is my home and I am not going anywhere.”
He grinned. “I sense an increase in my education coming up.”
She sniffled and escorted him back to the zip transport back to the station.
Rion kept his arm around her. “He will be back.”
“So will Reekan. I could see it in his eyes.”
His fingers moved on her ribs, stroking slightly. “May I escort you to your quarters?”
She blushed and nodded. When they arrived, she invited him in for tea.
Iara was about to ask him if he wanted to stay the night when there was a knock at her door. Surprised, she headed to it, and Winera was leaning against the wall with blood smeared across her face and torso.
“Winera! You weren’t due back until tomorrow.”
“I know. There was a slight problem. Where is Smudge?”
As she asked, small puffy feet pounded down the hall.
Iara smiled as Winera cuddled her companion and the blood began to fade from her skin. “We had a bunch of Kozue on the station, so Tether took him for the evening. I was about to ask Tether if he could keep him for the night.”
Winera smiled. “He is in great shape and has put on a few pounds. Good thing we came back tonight. He is about to change and he was holding off until we got home. It was getting painful for him.”
“Well, good night, Winera, take care of him and say hello to Hyl. I will see you two in the morning.”
Winera took the hint, and Iara was free to return to Rion.
Making eye contact, she slipped her Citadel robe from her shoulders and then put her hands on her neckline. “It is late and you must be tired. Stay here tonight?”
He got to his feet and put his hands over hers, easing her suit open. “I thought you would never ask.”
Epilogue
In the staff hall, Iara stroked Smudge’s new inky blue feathers. He was truly lovely and his six little ones were adorable.
In the midst of the grey, brown, blue and pinks there was a tiny little ball of white fluff with golden eyes almost too large for her little face.
When Iara put her hand in the basket containing the little ones, the white Yaluthu came running every time. “Hello, Harmony.”
The little one had a teeny peep that was almost beyond hearing, but she peeped like crazy when Iara was near. Smudge watched with indulgence while Iara met her soon-to-be companion.
The small brown baby had an attachment to Rion, but he wasn’t sure if he wanted a Yaluthu of his own.
Iara let Harmony pop onto her hand, and she raised her up and out of the basket, cupping the two-inch creature with care. “They choose you, Rion. You can’t say no.”
He grumbled but let his fingers dangle in the basket. The little brown Yaluthu rubbed against his fingers, and he scooped it out. “Watch.”
She blinked. “Watch what?”
He sighed and stroked the tiny creature. “His name is Watch.”
The gathering around the table laughed; Iara smiled, but inside, she knew what having two separate Yaluthu meant.
Harmony would remain with her, and Watch would travel with Rion as necessary. She may have been locked to the Citadel, but he was a member of the Sector Guard. He was posted as an adjunct to Udell via Lowel, but he was first and foremost a member of the Guard. If they needed him, he had to go.
At least with a Yaluthu, she would know that someone was keeping an eye on him.
“How long does it take for them to grow from fluff ball to raptor?” He raised Watch up and glared at him, eye to eye.
Watch squeaked and flapped his fuzzy arms.
Winera stroked Smudge. “Three months before he is big enough to travel, and his final evolution is up to you. When he knows he can have his babies be safe and cared for, he will have them. Not before.”
Iara gently placed little Harmony back in the basket with her siblings. They were going to get on well. Iara could wait until she was ready to run around on
She blinked back tears and smiled, “You know where to find me. This is my home and I am not going anywhere.”
He grinned. “I sense an increase in my education coming up.”
She sniffled and escorted him back to the zip transport back to the station.
Rion kept his arm around her. “He will be back.”
“So will Reekan. I could see it in his eyes.”
His fingers moved on her ribs, stroking slightly. “May I escort you to your quarters?”
She blushed and nodded. When they arrived, she invited him in for tea.
Iara was about to ask him if he wanted to stay the night when there was a knock at her door. Surprised, she headed to it, and Winera was leaning against the wall with blood smeared across her face and torso.
“Winera! You weren’t due back until tomorrow.”
“I know. There was a slight problem. Where is Smudge?”
As she asked, small puffy feet pounded down the hall.
Iara smiled as Winera cuddled her companion and the blood began to fade from her skin. “We had a bunch of Kozue on the station, so Tether took him for the evening. I was about to ask Tether if he could keep him for the night.”
Winera smiled. “He is in great shape and has put on a few pounds. Good thing we came back tonight. He is about to change and he was holding off until we got home. It was getting painful for him.”
“Well, good night, Winera, take care of him and say hello to Hyl. I will see you two in the morning.”
Winera took the hint, and Iara was free to return to Rion.
Making eye contact, she slipped her Citadel robe from her shoulders and then put her hands on her neckline. “It is late and you must be tired. Stay here tonight?”
He got to his feet and put his hands over hers, easing her suit open. “I thought you would never ask.”
Epilogue
In the staff hall, Iara stroked Smudge’s new inky blue feathers. He was truly lovely and his six little ones were adorable.
In the midst of the grey, brown, blue and pinks there was a tiny little ball of white fluff with golden eyes almost too large for her little face.
When Iara put her hand in the basket containing the little ones, the white Yaluthu came running every time. “Hello, Harmony.”
The little one had a teeny peep that was almost beyond hearing, but she peeped like crazy when Iara was near. Smudge watched with indulgence while Iara met her soon-to-be companion.
The small brown baby had an attachment to Rion, but he wasn’t sure if he wanted a Yaluthu of his own.
Iara let Harmony pop onto her hand, and she raised her up and out of the basket, cupping the two-inch creature with care. “They choose you, Rion. You can’t say no.”
He grumbled but let his fingers dangle in the basket. The little brown Yaluthu rubbed against his fingers, and he scooped it out. “Watch.”
She blinked. “Watch what?”
He sighed and stroked the tiny creature. “His name is Watch.”
The gathering around the table laughed; Iara smiled, but inside, she knew what having two separate Yaluthu meant.
Harmony would remain with her, and Watch would travel with Rion as necessary. She may have been locked to the Citadel, but he was a member of the Sector Guard. He was posted as an adjunct to Udell via Lowel, but he was first and foremost a member of the Guard. If they needed him, he had to go.
At least with a Yaluthu, she would know that someone was keeping an eye on him.
“How long does it take for them to grow from fluff ball to raptor?” He raised Watch up and glared at him, eye to eye.
Watch squeaked and flapped his fuzzy arms.
Winera stroked Smudge. “Three months before he is big enough to travel, and his final evolution is up to you. When he knows he can have his babies be safe and cared for, he will have them. Not before.”
Iara gently placed little Harmony back in the basket with her siblings. They were going to get on well. Iara could wait until she was ready to run around on
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