02-01-2020, 11:48 PM
Annoyance bristled her hackles, but she didn’t argue. How her Athari cousins had plucked out such a man for a position of power was beyond her. She shot a beleaguered look in Jacinda’s direction before she made some attempt at schooling her expression. Her lip wanted to curl, though.
Attention diverted to the job, Tenzin contemplated the contact lenses for a quiet moment before she inserted them. She rarely found promise in technology over her own nose and instincts, so it was unlikely her hesitation would be remarked upon. But returning them might be an issue without dislodging the dark-hued pair already in residence.
The wire fitted after, the inquisitor’s orders ringing like the buzz of flies around a carcass. He sounded more desperate than in control. She realised his dominance chafed; an imposed hierarchy, not a natural one. No wonder Moscow had imploded so badly with the death of their Regus. Lips thin, her dark eyes turned to the woman.
“Don’t have to come,” she said. “Leaving better, as he said.”
Attention diverted to the job, Tenzin contemplated the contact lenses for a quiet moment before she inserted them. She rarely found promise in technology over her own nose and instincts, so it was unlikely her hesitation would be remarked upon. But returning them might be an issue without dislodging the dark-hued pair already in residence.
The wire fitted after, the inquisitor’s orders ringing like the buzz of flies around a carcass. He sounded more desperate than in control. She realised his dominance chafed; an imposed hierarchy, not a natural one. No wonder Moscow had imploded so badly with the death of their Regus. Lips thin, her dark eyes turned to the woman.
“Don’t have to come,” she said. “Leaving better, as he said.”