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stroked his forehead where a long gash was now healed and sealed. “When did they catch you?”
    “Two days ago. They tortured me a bit, trying to get me to give them the entry code. The injuries I sustained were in the escape. They have a station set up now. They are watching for us to leave.” He inhaled slowly as if testing his lungs.
    She didn’t blame him, one had collapsed.
    “Targo doesn’t ride wherever you are anymore?”
    “He is busy with his children. There are six of them, by the way. You are an uncle or grandpa, I haven’t figured out the relative designation yet.”
    Jarrod laughed and sat up slowly. “You look better. More stable.”
    “I feel better.” She whispered to the Resko-Devi, and they flew into the shuttle to clean up the blood and wipe the drives.
    They would reset the systems before Jarrod left again, but in the meantime, they cleared any digital signal coming from the ship on the off chance there was a tracking or listening device. Jarrod’s clothing would suffer the same treatment when he slept.
    “Come on, let’s get you inside.” She helped him to his feet, and they managed to get his legs working enough to haul him into bed.
    She sat him down on the edge and removed his clothing, a piece at a time. “Don’t worry, the Resko-Devi will repair your clothing and probably design you something festive. They have quite the sense of humour when it comes to clothing.”
    “This is not how I imagined my homecoming.” He helped her ease him into bed.
    “Well, I imagined getting you naked but that is where the similarity ends. If you don’t mind, I will tell Relay that you are home. She was getting worried.”
    With Jarrod resting, Rathi walked past Targo’s nesting box and let the little ones bump into her hand as they tumbled over each other for a scratch on the head.
    They were perfect pastel miniatures of what their parent used to look like, and she wanted to cuddle them all, but they were still too small for a hug.
    After her fuzz therapy, she hooked into the connection with Relay. “Hello, he is back.”
    Relay paused. “How much time does he think passed?”
    “Two days.”
    Relay was silent, and then, she said, “So, he is now a security risk. Keep him with you. We will keep him out of assignments until we can have a Minder sent to you.”
    “You know to have them call me first with the code words?”
    “I do. Keep him safe, Wacorathi Quen, and congratulate Targo for me.”
    “I will. The little ones are so darned cute. Over and out.” Rathi disconnected the headset and went outside to speak to the Resko-Devi.
    The glowing figure stood next to her. “What do you wish to say, Destroyer?”
    “Watch my mate. The Raiders have subverted him. We do not know what he will do, and he may act against you when I am not present.”
    The figure nodded before it shattered into thousands of bits of light.
    Rathi looked back at her home before she entered it and crawled into bed with Jarrod. A Minder would be on its way soon.
     
    Three days later, Rathi was swamped with relief and Jarrod was vomiting wildly, a side effect of Recall’s talent when she had to break deep blocks.
    Recall was sitting at the kitchen table and gulping down water while Jarrod hurled another round of rations. “I wish I could say I was sorry, but he had some nasty shit in there.”
    Rathi snorted and got some clear broth started for Jarrod. “I know. The Resko-Devi had to keep him from killing me in my sleep. Twice.”
    The light was currently swarming all over Recall’s shuttle and making aesthetic changes to it.
    Jarrod washed his face, brushed his teeth and returned to sit at the table with them. “I am so sorry about that. I had no idea that they did that to me.”
    Rathi shrugged. “I won’t say it is fine, but it is understandable. Don’t worry, I don’t love you any less.”
    He turned to her, “You love me?”
    “I think so. I miss you when you are gone and feel a hole in my life when I