Jelani sniffed disapprovingly. He looked up at the Terran who had brought him here, then at the Caspian sitting across the table. Pe Khoja studied the Delphian through half-closed lids. Pinched, aristocratic face with a beak of a nose. A voice that grated. Not so young anymore; Pe Khoja judged hi...
Nova looked up from her breakfast bowl when the call cut through the din of chatter, the scrape of chairs on the bare floor, the clatter of dishes being stacked and sorted in the nearby kitchen. Lieutenant Sulean and her Caga squad roommate also scanned the mess hall to find Captain Dakad stridin...