Four humans in her immediate vicinity who would have to have their memories altered if her mission was to continue. She grimaced, keeping her eyes closed. Let them think she was still unconscious. Pain radiated up her leg, making it clear that the human medtechs could benefit greatly from Inarrii medical technology. But that wasn’t her major problem. No, she could well imagine how this was going to go when she somehow managed to report in to her commanding officer. To have to call an Examiner down to alter memories…she’d never be put on an active mission again. Two medtechs stood in the corridor outside her room, performing their various duties. An administrator sat at a desk farther down the hall. Alinna could sense their emotions. Her Inarrii senses might be less powerful than some—she could only sense emotion and not specific thoughts without physical contact—but for her work, emotions were more reliable than direct thoughts and far more difficult to hide.
