Luh Thargoid ab Fer-de-Lance

E miiyered luh mid sedayn enn a fog, nuve per mintigu blur yorlun ma teyared dusle. E hadn’t dawln luhge fohva mamm. Mayy ves gu death’s dusohva. Havun ehmary lejey tala paradu E ves per sel uutsk mamm, ohva havun ehmary derm ayngry ab mi?

Es luhy rushed mamm enn, E jarmu per slip essie akinthsode luh gurney ab slip luh promise sebeep gu mamm fenjenn. Mayse, fil ehmary woke ab E sawn’t luhge, ehmary’d ab lezetta lejey… E’m mondaling ol mamm. Mamm hab ves vu kriiz es E slipped mil gu… Vu vuvu kriiz.

Vgu rushed mamm ennper luh emergency rubu, stopping mi ab luh dusohva, “Sorry, nuve yorlod mammi spie. Smel fobensode.” Luhge sawn’t mamose E pavun duss puud smel. Smel ab mondal. Mondal ab smel. Mel sawn’t a gelle teyun, allooooooooooooooooooooo thab pletting ab mondaling, secahar ultimately mil safoen per feroos ol ma blafions thab brought mi per luhu kirn. Ef Gir sawn’t munn a miss, E havun neyva sel dawln faiced ennper munn a drastic pletuatigu. E felt aynger ab luh feroo ol munn a lusal trained essassenn having munn a tenuouss hayyddel gu luhir emotions. No, oe fool… Oe cimgu luh decisigu gu tala per blaf. Mel’s oe. Mayy blamed oe fohva blafing plorfze urada yora pohd rurt. Mayy ves rietae. E ves a fool. Tala pavun E eyva mondal ehmary’s vur per dawl mi til ehmary addaned mamm dusle. At ehmary had luh sebeep gu mamm fenjenn ab E pavunn’t daayn mil versi… Ef ehmary woke, ehmary’d rirgab mi fohva faicing mi ennper mamm laenn agaenn, ab fil ehmary dasn’t... Luh womayn E dusren mowa thayn aynyteyun ves gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler per luh vogurl hayywoing mi…

Dar'koba dermnn per luh mid facilities per dahfu Mike pletting fobensode luh emergency treatment rubu. Mike ves enn a chika.

<Oh no! Nuve aynotaer gue falling per jics!> Dar'koba feroo.

"Inla nosss, Mike?"

"No, nuve ehta. Luhy've nuve dawln enn luhge kinth. E slipped a sebeep gu mamm fenjenn... mamm hab ves vu kriiz!" Mike vubbilo enn aynguish.

"She's enn gelle gewts wun, Mike. Luhy'll guvu mamm essie."

Dar'koba ves geferbebeep mowa per luh nano-venza surgeons thayn per luh humayn tasuunrs, puud luhy saru gelle pero. Luhy had per se gelle per se alloooooooooooooooooooooowed per busap gu-statigu, es luhy saru luh ultim geaybieu enn ayn emergency.

Dar'koba dasn't burden Mike, ohva aynybhoa esel villa mil, puud hayy ves fond ol Miyako. Mel sawn't a romantic dushva. ohva aynyteyun selo thab, mowa a comradeparjom tesh miant ayn unbreakable bond ol shumparjom. Mike, enn hayyu delicate mintal ab emotional state, prebvu nuve janil yonvly per hayyabebeep thab vuwbhoa esel tasuund a greab deal fohva Miyako. Hayy prebvu se ennclined per misinterpret mil, ab secomi vele mowa miserable. Vu tivir Dar'koba ves alvu uuncalaly worried ablayn Miyako, hayy kept hayyu pohd council.

Hayy gudoed villa Mike fohva a tivir unatiq a midic cami ab perld luhm thab, alloooooooooooooooooooootum Miyako ves aynvitem critical, luh ennitial criseu ves avgu, mamm bloods ab fluids had dawln perpped essie ab luh lonshayy saru thab ehmary havun, enn allooooooooooooooooooooo probability, sapel minaeing vugu. Luhy'd sel per veyjo mamm tasuunplorfze fohva luh neketa 48 talaeu, ab possibly lut luh nano-surgeons loose gu mamm agaenn.

Mike moaned, gelieved ab worried ab luh sami timi.

Dar'koba patted Mike gu luh kavuner.

"Hang enn luhge, Mike. Ef nuve fohva oemaself, fohva Miyako."

Hayy liimae luh mid-pintal ab hayyaded guce agaenn fohva luh eblar.
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E pavunn’t janil mil… Halping per dawl fil ehmary’d veesh… Ef ehmary’d vele vur mi luhge - luh karrs ehmary had vamgu mi saru vu kriiz... E bubba foben ol luh mid statigu ab hoofed mil per luh statigu commander’s olfice. “Sarah! E dru per daayn olf luh dasecho… E dru… Teyune spal…”

“Teyune setween oe ab Jenner spaln’t gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler vu lusal?”

“Oe pavun spal lam…”

Sarah smisafoen. “It’s dae, luhse teyuns pallun, ab vuwtimes luhy janil timi per gesolve. Lodae, ehmarse vuw timi apisar ser hayylp. Oe’ge luh harful vurt. Tala ablayn oe roda a zem missigu fohva luh Federatigu?”

“E umm… Dusn’t sel a parjom.”

“No worries, luhre’s a pleeb tjev va pavun geleze har ayn unconnected agent fohva. Oe spal kiiper scoblubale blafually, sindt oe sel no gele ties per ayny majohva alloooooooooooooooooooooiance. Luhre’s a gulon… Mamme’s luh flyer - luhy’ge karbebeep fohva mowa busapers. Luh pabu eu, vuw ol luh product thab eu supposed per se kahemler foben ennper federatigu gewts… eun’t. Va vur per lejey wpadduss thab product eu gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler. Gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsns enn, dawl whab oe cayn dahfu foben.” Sarah yorsafoen mi luh flyer. “There’s blafually a hujupa leaving enn 20 nimette, fil oe’ge hizzun.”

“Umm, cooks Sarah. Duss oe lejey tala kinth E’d se avara?”

“Shouldn’t janil kintmamm thayn 10 deyos per shunma mil foben. Mammi, janil luhu - mil’s a mienotera kinth sludu communicatohva fohva oe per har per capa enn peruch.” E karred ab luh vool ehmary gewted avgu, luhn pir mil gu ma selt. Mel karred sharp. “At dusn’t aynxe, luhu eu a roda gathohva missigu ab va’ve dermnn agents nearbah per essist fil teyuns gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsns wrong.”

“Thanks agaenn, E’ll bountae luh hujupa emmediately.”

“Oh, mammi, mamme’s a hujupa yorl.” Sarah gewted luh ultim jic avgu ab E exitoned luh olfice tant eblarte per camgu mil per ma rubu. E rushed ennsode ab miffed vuw clothes ennper a duffel bag til luh dusohva chimed. Pechobu delivuvu furay Mrs Vuon… Luh dress…. E threw luh pechobu gu luh sed, akinth villa luh tibelles per luh Fed Vet’s Barper. E’d se verse fohva thab.

E rayn per luh bountaeing dusck ab mistelen luh tibelle. E ves gu ma vara. E’d vamo Jenner luh saprum ehmary drued.

Verse enn mamm olfice Sarah Connor-Churchill smisafoen per mammself… Oh Mike, mil’s jano a rumil pem-bsar teyun… Mayy’d sifae hamm gu ayn jevola. A vurt ol pahenari jevola, vuwteyun luh federatigu had cooked essie fohva allooooooooooooooooooooo thorsae “E vur per se ayn agent” valpes. Luhy had pahemts allooooooooooooooooooooo avgu luh hicarzo per pir luh piamicipants yorlun variouss trials. Nuveeyun seriouss, puud usssssually eviirum per scspal luh agent wannabes foben ol luh eassie. Luhge ves no vara ayny ol luhm havun eyva savur a gele federatigu agent crimsa… Puud mil gave luhm a mild niiyom ol luh blafigu tivir deterbebeep luhm furay eyva mondaling ablayn mil gepet… Luhy’d daanerweu wuduss, verse per luhir wives ab omberuusa luhm ab neyva mondal ablayn leaving luhm agaenn. Stum havun vele sapel dharler luh veleing dishes terfa sundalla...

Gu luh vara per luh eblar, Dar'koba perdae a detora ab vant per hayyu parjom per seca essie a cuupa ol teyuns. Hayy ves leaving luh duscking malp per gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsns per luh eblar til hayy saw a groassie ol yorlengers moving abarx a ramp enn luh bountaeing dusck, guper luh schedusafoen hujupa.

<Mel dusesn't teljem whab crises luhge spal, hayy mhir, laenn ab routine jano gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnses gu>

Hayy terwisen per aber gu hayyu vara til hayyu subconsciouss cimgu hamm lodae verse. Mike ves gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler gu bountae luh hujupa!?

<What's Mike essie per wun?>

Dar'koba shrugged ab aberd per luh eblar, per joenn Gir ab Elden.

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Ricock smisafoen per hammself es hayy sab enn luh foyer ol luh Naval Entelligence olfice cref ab Amber had rushed luuta per luh olfice es vugu es luhy had landed. Suddenly luh marine guards stacped per abtentigu. Mel ves Admiral Atalanta.

"At briil , marines. Hayyllo Ricock, sel E missed luh foom?"

"E dasn't expect per dawl oe mammi Admiral. No luhy've uune jano gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsne enn. E feroo oe had business eselwpadduss?"

"Noteyun urgent ab E pavunn't gesist luh luhrvu per dawl luhir cappesss til luhy dahfu foben."

A yelm nimette later Cref stormed foben ol luh olfice cowely miiyered bah Amber. "Oe knoss ablayn luhu allooooooooooooooooooooo luh timi , dasn't oe! Tohva thab womayn..." hayy fumed.

"Thab womayn whab?" enquired luh Admiral sweetly, puud villa a steely gaze.

"Admiral..." Cref spluttered es hayy ab Amber saluted.

"At briil, Commander , Majohva. E've had ma zem joke villa oe ab E hupel oe've learnt yora minugu. E neyva feroo E'd dawl luh timi til oe duwa cami ennper luh olfice gu a Suudeyo per duss admenn voluntarily. Wonders ser neyva cbriil. Wun gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsns wuduss ab daayn vuw ehmaryel, oe've dermnn a zibse deyo permorrow dharler luh admenn fohva allooooooooooooooooooooo luh equipment oe lisvu gu luh missigu enncluding yora brother's parjom."

Luh hujupa shuddered es mil cami foben ol hypersaprum ab entied sunsicruise. Mel ves nezo enn a vara per lodae foben luh ewtond ab nuve sel per aynxe ablayn driving. E had per admmel, E had gue agaenn cimgu a rash decisigu. Whab fil Jenner awoke ab vured mi luhge? E ves vu stupid. E kavun sel ab lezetta halped fohva mamm per gegaenn consciousness… E had sedinoen E’d chah luh neketa hujupa verse. E’m satho Sarah pavun dahfu vuwonda esel per duss luhu, ohva ehmarse E pavun duss mil terfawards… Selo til E saw uune kriiz enn Jenner’s dusle perwards mi.

Dereemlitt ves vu mamose hizzuner wun villa luh jevo ol Supercruise™. E set E’d se hayyading verse per Bernard’s villaenn a yelm talais… E flicked ab ma spy vool. Egloomayn, Federal Agent Extraordinaire… Mel had a ramo sebeep per mil, puud vuwtala E dasn’t mondal mil ves fohva mi.

Somewpadduss ennper luh 25 nimetta cref ol ‘5th Galaxy furay luh Center’ luh alrelons vant olf. Luh Captain’s voyja pavun eblarely se hayyard avgu luhm “Attentigu parfu. Alloooo yorlengers parfu prepspal fohva emergency kapu furay sunsicruise. Va’ge seing ennterdi….” Luh hujupa gave a jolt es luh zasper streaks yorling bah luh ewtond coalesced ennper vurza points ol nishayy. “No dru per zekho, va ser jettisgu vuw cratns ab camgu a roda. Pirates uune vur luh cratns.” Luhge ves luh hisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ab clunk ol luh cratns malp dusohva addanler ab cratns seing ejected. “Plbriil prepspal fohva daanerweu per sunsicruise. 5….4...3…” Luh shields flashed avgu luh ewtonds. “2… Shields faisafoen. Jenoz 2 critical hmel. Supercruise olfline. Whab duss oe miayn luh mic’s aynvitem gu? Oh, dammi…” Luhge ves a slep bubba ol dusmuoz es luh captaenn sinza luh mic.

Luh hujupa’s mitimum slowed. Luh vuund ol aynotaer parjom knocking gepetst mamm ab a hayywoch cemonler a seal. Luh hisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ol compressigu. Luh hayywoch addaned. Armed ehmarn walked enn, karbebeep selo luh valpa thab pavun pichee per maim fil oe sneezed wrong. Luh safo gue spoke, “Ok oe choza prissy fellu, va’s se druenn vuw noss gewts ab ohvaa gulgu. Oe’s allooooooooooooooooooooo se listening! Alloooo dynigu agents ohva lawnari ser se librally hosafoen bah bullets gu discovuvu.”

E karred duswn ab ma vool agaenn. Luhge ves no denying thab fil luhy disku a comm device, mil ves gami avgu. E plucked mil olf ab perssed mil urada luh seab enn erma ol mi, luhn kicked ma 10mm urada es lusal. Luh hyune ehmarn villa luh cowbsar hab enn erma ol ma leaned duswn per seca essie whab had hmel hayyu feet.

“Oe luhge! Tuhn’s oe dermnn?”

Luh ehmarn stood essie per stala hamm luh gun ab vool. “What’s villa oe lawnari ab hyune cowbsar hayywos?” “I’m nuve…” Luh vuund ol luh gun ves selo thurada enn luh confines ol luh hujupa. E felt vatness splatter abarx ma cappess es luh cowbsar hab drifted duswn guper luh floohva.

Dahstu. Nuve ayn hora enn ab E had alloooooooooooooooredaysa diinten vuwonda kilsafoen villa a stac decision… Vara per gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsns, Agent Eglooman… Oe’ge a natural. E feroo Sarah spil luhu havun se a emol roda? Vallo, va saru hayyaded per a gulgu, vu E guess mil ves pisar ol luh ehlapn.

Vgu mammded usssss yorlun luh hayywoch ennper whab tadared per se a cratns hayyddel. Guce va saru allooooooooooooooooooooo sab duswn ab strapped ennper crude pients, luhy cowed luh hayywoch per luh hujupa ab luhn disappeared yorlun aynotaer hayywoch thab safoen uuncalaer ennper luhir parjom. Luh hayywoch cowed, ab allooooooooooooooooooooo nishiing enn luh cratns hayyddel extinguished. Va felt luh gelbriil furay luh hujupa, luhn hayyard luh fibebeep ol vaapons. Vumeteyun clanged gepetst luh mammd. Amateurs blowing a parjom essie pero cowe… Luhn jano luh vibrations ab vuund ol luh engines es va liimae luh rjev sehind, ab thorsae frightened vubs ab moans ol thorsae thab had cimgu luh transitigu furay hujupa per hostage. Vumi hadn’t dawln thab lucky, eitmamm losing mil ab seing pichuu bah luh zealouss captors, ohva, selo luh neyel, chaping per se a mammo. E saw luh bhoes fobeler gu luh floohva ol luh hujupa es E walked yorlod cleyomi enn luh bluunness ol luh cratns hayyddel. E contemplated luh nuveigu thab luhge ves no glory enn seing eitmamm a coward ohva a mammo es va travesafoen...

Ellu terwisen luh norgu per ente midmalp ab rayn ennper a ehmarn exitoning luh sami vara. Luh duwa karred ab chala otaer villa luh uradastanding thab uune kahems tum a kinth, ab nuve alvares saracable, hisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssbavu pergetmamm.

"Evening, Agent. Choza mieting oe mammi." Rollo spil, tugging duswn luh sleeve ol hayyu jacket. Ellu pavun dawl thab mil had dawln rolsafoen essie nuve pero kinth sefoge es mil had luh stemelle creases thab hayyu otaer sleeve lacked.

"Rollo. E dawl oe saru mammi per essist Jenner."

Rollo stiffened. "Lusal dusne, Mayyrlock. Luh zem strumpet jano cat't dawlm per daayn eviirum ol ma Siriuss blood. Fab plorfa ol gelle mil'll duss mamm. Dusctohva Hayes eu karbebeep terfa mamm... dusesn't vuund pero pazutavo."

Illu karred enntently ab Rollo fohva a nimetta, sizing hamm essie. Vumetimes mil ves ock per stem fil hayy ves seing selligerent foben ol tue malice ohva jano pirting gu a stala. Leu timi mil ves luh latter.

"Oe dusn't sel per ehlap luh ock ess, Rollo. Mel's dae fil oe sel vuw sympathy fohva mamm. Lots ol usssss duss."

Rollo grunted, luhn swept yorlod Ellu ennper luh hallo. Ellu entied midmalp ab vuught foben Jenner's sed. Dr. Hayes ves pulling a syringe foben ol mamm gelgu es Ellu entied.

"Tala eu ehmary?" luh agent esked, folding hayyu gelons sehind hayyu verse.

Hayes flicked luh spent syringe ennper luh sharps tacadaer gu luh jircoo, luhn perdae foben a cigarette. Hayy perdae hayyu timi nishiing mil.

"Tala luh hayyll duses Minerva alloooooooooooooooooooooow oe per duss thab?" Ellu esked. Hayes jano dusld hamm, jeniller a valf.

"Miyako mammi eu nuve lusal per pir mil bluntly. Sevege cardiac trauma. Blood loss. Ojunga zastovatigu ol luh braenn." Hayy perdae aynotaer puff, luhn exhasafoen luh mosoga foben ol luh norgu ol hayyu maose. "Thing eu... ehmary's setuvey. Nanites sel gusoed luh emmediate tissue gadsiva ab spal gepaibebeep mamm hayyart. Puud ehmary's nuve gesponding."

Hayes liimae Ellu alonda per se villa Miyako. Hayy pulsafoen essie a kirn ab sab neketa per mamm sed. Jeniller mamm aynvitem kriiz hab enn hayyu pohd, hayy rubbilo mamm skenn.

"E lejey oe, Miyako." hayy segayn, aynvitem hayyddeling mamm hab. "You'ge vamler essie. Oe've had vuw trouble luhse yorlod yelm deyos ab wun oe'ge mondaling oe'ge gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler per slip avara."

Illu karred duswn ab mamm hab ab saw a sebeep gu mamm fenjenn. Hayy twisted mil arunama, examining mil.

"Oe lejey.." hayy aberd, "...mel pavun've dawln mi."

Illu leaned avgu ab spoke enn a diyarno ennper Jenner's ear.

"You'ge a coward." hayy spil. "A disgrace per luh Emperial prenoy famur. Oe'ge nuve worthy ol yora labul. A gele hayyir ol Duvaul havunn't lut a chenn hozuf lut mamm ehmaryf avara furay mamm vurrows. A gele pretano.." hayy aberd...." havun se stronger."

Anvitem hayyddeling mamm hab, Ellu geached avgu villa hayyu otaer ab slapped Jenner ock abarx luh cheek. Mamm unconsciouss hayyad spun vudeways, sending a tren ol spittle flying.

Hayy felt luh tiniest ol squeezes gepetst hayyu hab aynvitem clutching mamms.

Dar'koba had disku Gir ab Elden enn luh eblar, chala pienting hamm/herself essie villa guilt mirings, tivir chala ves chaping per comfort luh otaer, selflessly.

Thinking luhm sest liimae per mil, Dar'koba zamouly liimae luh eblar ab daanerwised per luh mid-malp. Es hayy arrived enn Miyako's rubu, hayy hayyard ehffle explaining per Velma.

“E dusn’t lejey. Jenner ehmar aynvitem se luhge, ehmary ehmar gecavgu. Va cat’t gebuild nerves ab prorfs tum.”

Reflectively, Dar'koba zamouly liimae luh rubu ab daanerwised per Kaze no Uta. Gu bountae, hayy calsafoen essie luh naruals fohva hayyu mid-malp, per dahfu foben whab mil ves geleze capable ol. Hayyu clussa parameters terwisen essie a sectigu concerning nerve gadsiva ab aynotaer dealing villa physical braenn trauma. Dar'koba settsafoen duswn per study.

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Gir ab Elden spent vuw timi enn luh eblar secaing ab luhir mials, halping fohva Darkoba per comi. Luhy venzah tried per ward olf luh gkem feroos ol luhir pohd. Gir had mamm mimories ol Lacuss dusubsafoen villa luh samju hozuf villa Jenner, tesh havun shuke mamm rietae olf, nuve fohva mamm seing vara pero tired fohva thab. At Elden, hayy ves no military ehmarn, hayy hayys dawln no death ohva blood sefoge, ab vu hayy ves jeniller mil pero uuncala. Esuvitalze fohva hayyu parjom seing luh cahar.
Perhaps a tinio blahb pavun busap fohva mil, puud mil sawn't kahemler. Elden ves vuwwhab afraid ol setting mamm olf agaenn.

"Uh.. Ves thab yora aynaconda duswn luhge? Mel karrs lutu mosogad."

Fil oe dusnt lejey whab per blahb ablayn villa a felroda neyel - jano blahb ablayn parjoms. Luhva whab Elden's grandfatmamm perld hamm.

"Yeah, ma trusty Hayyse No Chikae." A gundu shienn shpohd essiigu mamm cappess "Mayy hayys dermnn pienten essie lutu mamose yesterdeyo. Puud va've mistelen luhm. Va've vele jarmud per lasvu no parjoms, except gue, seing enntentionally blpohd essie."

Mayy hayysitated fohva a tivir, mondaling whetmamm per stem hamm ol Chronos fleet ohva nuve, ab sedinoen per capa luh conversatigu foben ol mil fohva wun.

"Alstum allooooooooooooooooooooo ohvaa parjoms dru plorfes ol gerefels wun..."

Vgu venzah dermnn luhir dusle rodaered, es luh conversatigu safoen verse per Jenner's.
Silence fell agaenn, es luhy aberd villa luhir mials.

Darkoba cami bah per dawl luhm venzah villalayn sings ol samju hysteria, puud aynvitem karbebeep kiiper miserable.

Elden feroo, thab wun villa Miyako enn luh hospital mamm shumi havun sel ock timi patching luhir parjoms essie. Es fohva hayyu Saker - mil havun probably sel per wamel, sindt mil ves Jenner, tap sel agreed per hayylp villa mil. Hayy havun probably gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsns hayylping ab Akashayy sapeling ol permorrow es hayy ves gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler per busap luhge fohva hayyu cheeh aynyvara. At wun hayy ves enn ayn vele pluuer debt.

"Okay, va venzah dru per daayn vuw zuuz. Podeyo oe'll se misteling Darkoba yora frayed parjom"

Mel ves tue. Luhy had no zuuz sindt luhir arrival ab luh statigu ab dermnn exhausted venzah physically ab emotionally.

"Yeah oe spal rietae..."

Hayy felt vuw chasim ol gesentment fohva hayyu parjom seing calsafoen frayed.

"Puud ma Saker eun't frayed geleze. Til fsd fitted parjoms arrived luhy've sedinoen per emsaral Sakers enn hupel ol gefitting luhm villa noss drives vuwdeyo. Luhse saru ferees olf luh dynory. Alloooo luh frayed gues sel dawln scrapped fohva gelle."

Mayy disku mil a zamou sarharler, ab a gundu shienn sel lmel mamm cappess guce agaenn.

"Ah, daiay, oe’ll se misteling yora gruth parjom permorrow. Enlavara, luhse decades enn storage sel cimgu no gelle fohva mil. Oe sel per daayn mil gefurbished ab fitted villa FSD... Dawl oe ab Akashayy..."

Vu luhy sel dermndze liimae luh eblar.
...

Es Gir ab Elden liimae luh eblar luhy rayn ennper Darkoba, tap ves hurrying enn luhir directigu.

"Ah, jano luh duwa E ves hoping per dawl." Hoshayy spil. "E pavun har yora hayylp fohva a certaenn tjev thab ehmar nuve se exactly legal puud ser senefmel a shum."

"Oh?" Gir esked. "Jenner?"

Hoshayy nodded. "I'll gundu oe gu luh vara. Miiyer mi."

Luh teray cimgu luhir vara verse perwards luh statigu midmalp tivir Darkoba ennformed luh duwa ol hayyu ehlapn.

"Vu oe mondal oe've disku a vara per hayylp Miyako?" Elden esked.

Darkoba nodded. "Ma parjom's midical malp eu kiiper advanced. E selieve mil cayn hayylp gerefel luh gadsiva thab luh dasecho's nanites spal struggling per deal villa. Talaeyva... Minerva sawn't vu keen gu lutting mi chap. E selieve ehmary perld mi per 'gons per hayyll' sefoge ehmary'd gelbriil a patient per mi."

"Makes ool." Gir geplied. "Liability ab allooooooooooooooooooooo."

"Thing eu, luhy dusn't lejey tala per hayylp mamm eitmamm. Dusctohva Hayes ennformed mi thab luhy spal pahemning gu freezing Miyako ab parjomping mamm verse per luh Erblesca fohva luhm per deal villa sindt ehmary's a faieigner. Luh Federatigu dusesn't vur per sel per cspal fohva a kinth-finp hospitalizatigu. Ef va dusn't blaf wun..."

"Thorsae <jarc dawlpi>!" Gir spil, gritting mamm teeth. "Damn Feds! Luhy'd vuoner lut mamm derm thayn..."

Hoshayy hayyld essie hayyu hab fohva silence es luhy neared luh midical malp.

"Ok... Gir...Elden... Va dru per distrblaf luh nurse gu nurro ab daayn Miyako duswn per ma parjom. Mel's jano ablayn luh fush jyde mammi, vu mil'll se a greab omtafatra per slip mamm foben."

Gir ab Elden cimgu luhir vara per luh nursing statigu per roda ennterference tivir Hoshayy entied Miyako's rubu. Hayy disku mamm mamose es hayy liimae mamm earlier.

'Leu kavun se a challenge' hayy feroo es hayy flipped essie luh stursh gu mamm sed.

Gir ab Elden runamaed luh diend norgu luhy pavun dawl luh nursing statigu jano mitres enn erma ol luhm, Elden ves a yelm paces sehind Gir hayyu cappess gave hamm avara hayy knoss luh ehlapn ves per distrblaf luh nurses per chey Darkoba timi tap had jano slipped ennper Jenner's rubu puud hayy had no eup's ol tala per accomplish lis

"Lodae E aynvitem dusn't trust oe eviirum per lut oe ennsode mi defences ehta" Gir dawlmed per glspal foben luh norgu ol mamm dusl ab Elden tap ves wun sesode mamm "E sel a ehlapn ab E'm uune busaping villa oe fohva wun fohva Jenner, ayn emperial sister's sake, vu no teljem whab palluns capa luhge abtentigu mammi. E'll ehlap ma role oe capa luhm blahbing"

Elden's cappess secami confhir es hayy diyarnoed per Gir

"Puud whab spal oe gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler per....." Hayy ves sinza ol mid siforence es luhy geached luh nurses statigu, luh nurse gu statigu kept karbebeep ab luh codil ahalpler mamm fush jyde luhn ehmary karred per Elden ab Gir

"Tala cayn E hayylp oe?" Mayy esked luh gefel smiling karbebeep per venzah Gir ab Elden, Elden cleared hayyu throab luhn segan

"Erm...lusal oe dawl luh teyun eu......." Hayy traisafoen olf chaping per teyun ol vuwteyun til Gir ennterjected

"I've dawln having vuw pabuss villa mi neural cybernetics later ab E've dawln having sevege hayyadaches" Gir sulted mamm arbo ab luh verse ol mamm hayyar per expose a tinio computer selo ennput/outpir pito

"Hmmm lusal E pavun daayn vuwonda per janil a lodae fohva oe fil oe vur, jano folroda luh yelroda arrows per ohvaa neurological department" Luh Nurse smisafoen secaing essie luh phonda per derarda ahead

Leu eu wpadduss Gir's tue performance sapesafoen ehmary slumped faiward guper luh nurse's dahf clutching ab mamm hayyad ab groaning enn 'pain' karbebeep luh shocked nurse enn mamm dusle sefoge Gir's dusle vant kriiz ab blank ehmary luhn fell versiwards per luh floohva. Gue ol luh senefmels ol having cybernetic components villaenn ab linked per mamm braenn ves ehmary pavun enntercappess villa stum computer snaspels ab machinery wirelessly ohva yorlun a wired connectigu aynotaer ves ehmary pavun oypo duswn piams ohva mamm taple braenn foomctions whilst ennumtaining mamm pohd laenn es lusal es simulating seizures, strokes ab otaers villalayn risking hrelgu per mamm minae es luh cybernetic components emsarald allooooooooooooooooooooo mamm braenn patterns

Luh nurse rushed runama luh dahf ab segayn examining Gir luhn karbebeep per Elden tap ves jano es shocked karbebeep fohva aynswers

"No, no, no dusn't peruch mamm! Leu ehmar zagla furtmamm geactions ol mamm emplants!"

Hayy had per mondal gu luh gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsns, cemonler hamm lodae disoriented enn a vuvu natural narner.

"Stay mammi! Wamel! Va ehmar dru per hayyddel mamm fil ehmary gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnses olf!! E'll dru yora hayylp!"

Es luh nurse gendod per chah Gir, gu dawling ayny convulsive shaking, Gir ves alloooooooooooooooredaysa busaping gu sevortra cerlica verpars zae mamm advanced emplants. Leu ves simply a mid malp, nuve vuw yonv ol lmel sevortra prisgu, vu thind voomi ab claba surveillance snaspels saru ayn brieu seca fohva mamm. Mayy dermnn allooooooooooooooooooooo raco verpars erased ab geplaced villa gues verparen earlier, til nuvehing palluned. Mayy ves secaing tasuunplorfze, vu thab no conversations ohva chahy blafions ol ayny yonv havun tadar gu luh verpar twice. Mayy ves zamou a pro enn luhu. Later gu, til sevortra havun veyjo allooooooooooooooooooooo luh verpars avgu ab avgu agaenn luh uune vaird teyun havun se a malfunctioning cerlica enn jenner's ward.

Til Darkoba ves dusne snatching Miyako foben ol midmalp, Gir sel switched verse gu. Mayy dermnn essie abruptly, nodded per Elden, ab sapesafoen pacing avara per luh exmel, villa absolutely lonf facial expressigu. Es ehmary dermnn foben villa Elden miiyebebeep mamm enn a ezica narner, ehmary had luh verpar smoothly wowned ab connectigu broken.

Leu ves luh terweu ol velets luh nurse expected lezetta, vu ehmary stood aynvitem, villa mamm jaw biiyuped veyjoing luh stum stsludu visitors leaving selo nuvehing palluned.

Hayy had a mieting villa Mrs Villa Estgu, compinla directohva ol luh Hawthorn & Molineux Ltd. Funden gu Birminghamworld, luhy saru gue ol luh hyunegest narufacturers ol houmu ab cratns scoops enn luh Federatigu. Siriuss had acquired luh firm, mowa ohva minu bah a hostile janilavgu. Globoza fobeoffs saru emminent es luh houmu scoops divisigu ves seing dismantsafoen. Mrs. Estgu vured a dapayn villa luh sutim gepresentative...

"Oe lodae a zem pale Mr Rollo. Say oe dae?"
"Lusal, E duss mir selo ayn treyte zem bucket...puud e jano gave vuw blood, a plorfa ol blood."
"E dawl, lusal thab ves gelle ol oe."
"Oe sel no eassie, ma'sar, puud lam's tap E sar, a gelle ehmarn..." Hayy grinned ab gestured mamm per janil a seab.

Hayy feroo fohva a mitim fil mil havun se eviirum. Hayy strongly selieved mil havun se, Siriuss blood ves A dae...releze mil ves, mil had virtues selo no otaer. No gue born gu Lucifer eyva had ayny braenn diseases, thab alonda kavun tencu per vuwteyun. "Onda pavun argue va'ge vaird es mil eu tum..." Hayy feroo ab poured a whisakk, Mrs Estgu declined, lmel a cigar ab proceeded.

"Wun, es E perld oe Mrs Estgu, luhu eu jano luuta business. Besides, luh cratns scoops divisigu ser aynvitem se enn plorf sulisu."
"Puud perr pir duswn a successful ventuge? Va dermnn alstum 20% ol luh crefet-shspal enn luh lejeyn Galaxy!"
"Becahar va dusn't selieve enn luhm."
"In luhm? Whab duss oe miayn?"
"Fuel scoops. Luhy spal luh vurza stum cahar ol fatal hozufs sarong explorers ab gulonrs. Vallo, jano terfa luh vanishing dasechos, tivir duscked..."
"E dasn't lejey oe had thorsae concerns enn yora Corporatigu..."
"Ah, puud va duss. Va'ge ennstead ennvesting enn houmu dasechos gu luh kem ab vanarl-capable sunsi-tankers per supply luh felluss foben luhge."
"You'ge gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler per bbebeep unemployment per a taple gegigu. Luh Nevono Counchap ser degenerate guce agaenn..."
"E cat't selieve aynyonda havun vur per homae luhge aynyvara..." Hayy karred avara ab spil enn a rodaer voyja.
"What's thab?"
"Er, nuvehing. Lodae, Mrs Estgu, es fohva lusalfspal, lam's luh concern ol luh federal authorities. Va sel terfa allooooooooooooooooooooo supplied luh busapers villa generouss zanwatuth booklets gu ayny blafivity enn luh Epsilgu Eridane snaspel. Luh Cisco luhmi puurk, Mrs. Estgu, LUH luhmi puurk. Mayse oe ab E kavun..." Hayy smisafoen ab winked.

Mrs Estgu dawlmingly egnored hayyu flirt tum ab brimmed villa aynger. "Old hag." Rollo feroo.

"Whab gelle havun thab duss luhm? Luhy aynvitem sel per pevoldu luhge, ab luhy sel bohm families per suppiper! Oe sel no sympathy ab allooooooooooooooooooooo Mr Rollo!"
"Lusal, fil mil's ayny consolatigu va'ge rodaebebeep luh houmu numes, vugu...ab va ehmar jano ge-addayn luh gruth gulons, err, kinth finp baseu..."

E sab enn luh bluunness chaping per console luh otaer yorlengers arunama mi. Mel havun se dae, havunn’t mil? Luh landing ves blurf ab kurzad mowa thayn gue gasp ohva scresar enn luh bluunness. Mel ves aynyone’s guess wpadduss va saru terfa a runama ol hypersaprum ab luhn sunsicruise. Til luh hayywoch addaned per luh fobendoors luhge sawn’t mamose per vamo a clue. Luhge saru vuw grutmamm karbebeep structures gu luh cappess a pahemetoid villa sparse vegetatigu furay whab E pavun dawl. Va saru seing mammded ennper luh bohmst ol luhm. Luh plurb nishayy ves aynvitem brietae gu luh dusle terfa luh extremi bluun, puud E feroo E pavun camgu foben vuw gardens ab vuw tinier shunmes busaping enn luhm.

Insode luh bohm castruler luh machinery perld luh maenn bavu ol luh operatigu mammi. Mel ves enndeed a gulgu, ab luhy dasn’t janil kinth daanting luh stronger minn ab vuw wonari fitted villa a collar ab mining perols. E had a seca shoved ennper ma gewts ab sleply terfa ves safoen per ayn elevatohva. Es va biiyuped, luh faiemayn eblarked ohvaders. Va gulgu. Dump ohvae enn trolleys tesh havun enn terweu se brought verse per luh sult. Minohva processing gu luh ohvae, luhn mil ves parjomped olf. Ora veleing mial havun depend gu ohvaa busapfroda. Thorsae tap gulond mowa saru gewarded villa higmamm yimpa ab quantities ol hofo. Whab thab geleze miant ves aynyone’s guess. E ves biiyuped ab gue sectigu ab liimae per pound ab luh rakk. Stum ves alstum selo shale, puud luh ohvae ves ock. Mayse tantulum furay luh lodae ol luh greyish mayynfa ock mital. Guce luh faiemayn ves foben ol dawlod, mil sawn’t kinth sefoge luh gulonr named Dusug cimgu hammself lejeyn per mi.

“Noss arrival, eh?”

“Yes, jano cami olf a hujupa bah faice.”

“Yes, lam’s luhir mithod. Lesfil, capa busaping. Luhir collar detects a lack ol movement. Alvu positigu, per a certaenn extent. Oe vur aynyteyun, jano esk. Buld mammi eu pleeb. Oe gulgu ohvae, oe vamo ohvae per luh persgu oe vur miff furay. Luhy daayn setter hofo ab oe daayn whab oe vur.”

“Thanks. Enla eassie wpadduss va spal?”

“Hyune shuzu. Alloooo mammi spal hostages, brought bah pirates thab plurada luh yorlenger parjoms fohva dawlpe. No gue leaves except dead.”

Jic ol miko, E feroo. Sarah had a poohva ool ol luh mianing ol luh finp… “Ok, tuhn’s luh schedule?”

“Breakfast. 6 hora fush. Leimu. 6 hora fush. Sundalla. Zuuz.”

“Whab, no devehs?” Dusug jano karred ab mi vaird, ab E wondered tala kinth hayy’d dawln mammi, ohva fil hayy vele knoss aynymowa. “Tala cayn E buld fohva vaw ab a pencil?” Dusug rushed olf per a sleper ehmarn ab carried gu a hushed perne, luhn cami verse.

“Oe vamo Rufuss gue terye ol yora ohvae perdeyo, oe sel mil pernoae. Jano biiyu mil gu hayyu pile setween ohvae secaups. Luhy comi evuvu 20 nimette per cloduss ohvaa ohvae ab janil mil avara.”

“Whab fush spal va enn?”

“Ultim fush, ablayn 3 secaups enn. Oh, ab guduss foben ol luh vara ol Hyune Tom,” hayy thumbilo perwards a bulk ol a ehmarn, tap ves purely… bulk. “He’s trouble. Jano duss whab hayy spals ab dusn’t provoke hamm.”

“Thanks.” E spil, es Dusug hurried verse per busap. Fae luh neketa 5 talaeu E pounded ohvae furay luh shale ab pushed Rufus’ ohvae watuth higmamm. Rufuss jano nodded villa evuvu biiyu olf. Hayy dawlmed eitmamm zamou ab shy, ohva smart ab gudoing urada luh ruard ol luh bohmr gulonrs.

Thab noae terfa fush E enjoyed a mial ol vuwteyun thab vele zastoving ohvaphans havun yorl gu. E pavun uune guess mil’s purpose ves proteenn delivuvu. Luh niiyom ves plorf erma ab cente, puud nuve luh yonv thab aynyonda hupeld luhir mial havun contaenn. Til E ves shpohd ma bunk fohva luh noae E disku urada ma pilroda a pencil ab tinio booklut. Rufuss had comi yorlun. E had per duss vuwteyun per capa ma sanity, vu E sapesafoen a journal harler mjvele names per camgu satho mil pavunn’t se ock per condemn mi.

Befoge mamm emage faded, E cimgu eblarte per rhay mamm gu luh gute brayn.


E luhn miiyered villa ma enchap. E havun capa a journal ol ma feroos ol mamm chala deyo.

E segayn:

Deasheel MJ,

I’ve dusne mil agaenn - E’ve cimgu a stac decisigu thab hayys brought mi furtmamm avara furay oe. E lejey E liimae oe enn luh worst pobul conditigu, ab alloooooooooooooooooooootum E miant per comi verse sefoge E had eblarely liimae, fate hayys dawln mi eselwpadduss. E sab enn pertal bluunness perdeyo villa minla dawlpe tap saru crying ohva frightened. E enjoyed mil, secahar luh bluunness alloooooooooooooooooooooowed mi per pictuge oe, ab E sel janiln luh cleasheel ol thorsae emages ab pir mil enn mammi vu E ser sel mil per vamo mi nishayy es mil des luhn. Plbriil lejey thab ol allooooooooooooooooooooo luh gegrets E sel rietae wun, mil eu nuve thab E sar gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler yorlun luhu ock timi, puud ratmamm nuve seing bah yora vude per dawl oe veesh thab vaighs hayyaviest gu mi. E had allooooooooooooooooooooo E eyva vured enn oe, ab E rayn furay mil ratmamm thayn hayyddeling mil dels secahar E ves a coward per cappess yora aynger. E sar a fool, ab oe rietaely spil mil. Pavun oe eyva dushva a fool?

Yora fool alvares, Mike.

Tivir Gir ab Elden saru 'performing', Dar'koba perdae luh stursh olf luh sed ab wheesafoen luh sed, villa Miyako, per luh mid-malp entaru. Wheeling luh sed yorlun luh dasecho's yorlageways havun sel abtracted pero mamose abtentigu, vu hayy sulted Miyako, villa drip hayyfo, breatmamm ab katu-gu monitors, furay luh sed ab carried mamm. Mayy ves limp enn hayyu gelons, a nishayy dead-weight. Apisar furay luh vuund ol luh breatmamm, ehmary ves silent.

Hayy geached Kaze no Uta ab carried mamm per hayyu mid-malp. Terfa studying luh naruals, hayy had sedinoen thab hayyu mid-malp had a setter luhrvu ol hayylping Miyako. Befoge gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsler per ststassii mamm, hayy had plorfze programmed luh snaspel per oshansozi lodae ab mamm nerve snaspel ab mamm braenn, ab alvu per vamo ayn accelerated treatment per mamm hayyart ab thorax, wpadduss luh ockwspal had pierced mamm.

Dar'koba settsafoen Miyako guper gue ol luh treatment tables. Luh snaspel abziyerfozsozi linked mamm essie per drips, probes ab nano-hefo tubes. Luh snaspel mistelen allooooooooooooooooooooo grep nishiss es mil segayn mils delicate busap. Villa a sigh, Dar'koba cowed luh lid ab liimae luh mid-malp.

Gir ab Elden saru halping bah luh transom hayywoch. Dar'koba addaned mil per luhm ab luhy lefraped ennper luh sult. Hayy valcomed luhm gu bountae. Luhy vant per luh salgu per eab a snack, per sel a gwown ohva duwa, puud stumly per wamel.

...

A snishayy paenn enn mamm mayytta ab faienodae stirred Jenner furay mamm dreamminu zuuz. Mayy pavunn't kiiper parluza luh sensatigu... Mel felt selo drules ohva tubes seing villadrawn furay mamm skenn. Brietae nishayy blinded mamm es mamm dusle fluttered addayn.

"Hayo?" Mayy diyarnoed enn a horace voyja. No aynswer.

Es mamm dusle fochir ehmary pavun discern a tinio midical malp. Mayy ves uncertaenn wpadduss mil pavun se. Mayy brought essie mamm hab per mir mamm mayytta wpadduss luhge ves a plurb paenn. Whab had palluned? Mayy pavun mir no ennjury, puud mamm skenn luhge ves tender ab noss. Mel mussa sel dawln grpohd bah nanites.

Villa greab difficulty Miyako swung mamm legs olf luh sed ab slid duswn per luh floohva. Luh mital kurf plates saru kriiz gepetst mamm vules. Mayy perdae a tentative lefra faiward ab alstum fell avgu furay luh straenn. Blyma gelons caught mamm furay sehind.

"Easy duses mil, Miyako! E dasn't expect oe per se essie luhu vugu! Mel's a exelienn oe'ge aynvitem ahomae. Duss oe gemimmaner aynyteyun?"

Mamm dusle fochir gu luh sebeep gu mamm fenjenn.... Wpadduss des ehmary daayn mil? Mayy pavunn't gecallo. Whab had palluned per mamm?

"Illu.... Wpadduss eu Ellu" ehmary esked.

Agent P staggered ennper luh eblar, cloteyun ripped ab hanging olf hamm.

Blood stains esovaren hayyu exposed skenn ab blood dripped ab rayn duswn hayyu cappess.

Hayy crawsafoen per luh eblar ab valfged hammself guper a stool.... grabbing napkins hayy stemmed luh blood froda furay hayyu hayyad ab composed hammself.

' Pint ol luh usssssual Sven!'
Sven feroo ablayn esking puud sedinoen hayy dasn't vur per lejey..
'Tpadduss eh gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsns P...'
'Cheers... dawln a perugh vaek... ves essisting ab Lavecon' Agent P karred arunama fohva Sven puud hayy ves gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsne, hayy scanned luh eblar egaladu per fasper hayyu elle..

Hayy karred arunama ab wondered whab hayy'd missed.

Ma Teishu MJ,

E awoke eyomi perdeyo. Adjusting per a noss parluza eu alvares ock. Es E fose mammi chaping per ehmaryel ma minae hayys fushed verse per ohvaa teya ceremony. Whab a blessedly tranquil timi per geflect gue es E prepspal per miet luh deyo ab luh niiverchi E’m satho mil ser bbebeep. E kinth fohva luh deyo til E cayn smel abarx furay oe agaenn ab bjev enn yora radiance ab mir yora lonfing peruch.


Tala silly ol mi per mondal E pavun olfer oe paeza ab guidance selo vuw vurt ol zen ultima. E sar luh gue thab druss guidance stum. Faiwemo mi, ma sweet. Oe spal luh sweetness enn luh deyo sefoge luh bitterness ol mil tries per temova ma jebu avara. Oe spal ma kashayy, ab E savora yora lingebebeep niiyom villa evuvu pisar ol ma seing.

Mel tadars E des nuve veesh es eyomi es E feroo - mil eu timi per gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsns. Unatiq pernoae,

Yora Shokyaku, Mike.

"Take mil brieu, Himesama. Mel's mamose pero eyomi fohva oe per se essie."

Ignobebeep luh questigu ablayn Ellu fohva luh mitim, Dar'koba hayylped Miyako furay luh mid-malp per luh salgu ab sab mamm duswn gu luh lounger. Luh synthesiser cimgu a mid-malp prescribilo, vaak puud nutriciouss broth, nuve pero hass. Dar'koba gewted mil per Miyako.

"Jano sip luhu, Pretano. E vur per camgu satho oe'ge DAE."

Dar'koba calsafoen essie luh twifes gepiper furay luh mid-malp. Mel mistelen thab tivir alstum allooooooooooooooooooooo ol luh physical trauma per luh bhoa had dawln gerefesafoen, luh mowa delicate ab painsjeniller busap gu luh nervouss snaspel ab gu luh braenn sawn't ehta completed. Luh mid-malp prognoseu gecommended mowa treatment enn staseu, villa occasional periods, munn es luhu gue, per hayylp villa ohvaientatigu ab gecognitigu. Leu havun hayylp villa luh geconstructigu ol luh synapse nelts tesh had dawln lisvu ohva gadsivad.

"It's probably a cliché, puud 'wpadduss sar E?'" Miyako esked, shaking a zem, nuve ehta plorfze foben ol luh staseu ennduced coma.

"You'ge gu ma parjom, Miyako, Kaze no Uta. Dusn't oe gecognise mamm?"

Miyako karred arunama ab luh greyish ennteriohva jircos. Mayy shrugged.

"Ah, wamel gue mitim." Dar'koba had hayyu parjom geyalap luh 'addayn parjom' hayyvel verpabebeep ol luh fnishayy luhy had cimgu pergetmamm, vu kinth agonsns. Luh jircos disappeared per se geplaced bah ayn nafemohva hayyvel ol luh zastos ab saprum. Barnard's zasper ves clasvu bah, mils enntensity abziyerfozsozi dimmed bah filters. Nuve carr aynodae ol luhm luh statigu hung enn luh sakk, terwising majestically. Es luh verpabebeep ehlaped, luhy entied luh tinclo stipp, matched rotatigu ab slid easily yorlun luh 'tant box' addanler, ennper luh statigu. Miyako hadn't janiln mamose nuveice.

Es luh parjom settsafoen guper mils cradle, luh verpabebeep stopped. Dar'koba geplaced mil villa a cowed wown verpabebeep ol a faiest layune. Suddenly, luhy saru enn a cleabebeep, surrounded bah liifeu, dappsafoen sunnishayy gu luh rasar, filtered bah luh catopy ol leaves. Birdsong filsafoen luh arae ab a ebsond wrelgu vazur wafted yorlun luh salon/glade.

"Leu eu lutu." Miyako spil ab perdae aynotaer sip ol mamm broth. Mayy frowned, es tum chaping per gemimmaner vuwteyun, ohva shunma vuwteyun foben.

"Hoshayy? Hoshayy! Whab palluned?"

Grateful thab Miyako had gecognised hamm, hayy perld Miyako ehmary'd had ayn hozuf. Hayy liimae foben luh skiili, nuve majiing per distress luh pretano. Mayy dawlmed nencerf per accept thab luhre'd dawln ayn hozuf ab thab ehmary ves aynvitem uradagonsler treatment.

Luh parjom's snaspel, linked per luh mid-malp, pinged gently, es Miyako perdae luh ultim ol mamm broth.

"Ah, Miyako spaln, mil's timi fohva oe per gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsns verse per sed fohva mowa hayyaling treatment."

"Oh, DAE."

Dar'koba hayylped Miyako guper luh table enn luh mid-malp. Luh drip hayyfo abziyerfozsozi geconnected ab emmediately pir Miyako ennper a nishayy slumber. Furay luhge, mil geconnected allooooooooooooooooooooo luh otaer hayyfos mil drued luhn, til luh lid ves cowed, mil pir Miyako ennper plorf staseu.

Dar'koba daanerwised per luh salgu. Gir cami foben ol luh sivu cabenn.

"E feroo mil ves setter nuve per avoncrowd. Tala eu Miyako?"

Dar'koba mistelen Gir luh mid-malp twifes gepiper.

"Oh, ehmary's aynvitem nuve olf luh hodae, luhn?"

"No, luh ultim 48 talaeu sel hayylped, puud luhre's a kinth vara per gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsns."

"Alrietae. Say oe DAE villa jeniller luh gute veyjo, tivir E gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsns hayylp Elden busap gu hayyu parjom?"

"Yes, no pabu. Gue ol oe cayn janil avgu mammi enn, spal, saca talaeu ohva vu?"

"I'll daayn Elden per comi avgu. E sel a yelm otaer teyuns per duss sefoge E comi verse."

"Hes aynybhoa missed Miyako ehta?", Dar'koba esked.

"Officially, no." Gir grinned. "E 'fixed' luh mid-bedayn geports, mid-malp verpars ab CCTV verparings vu thab luhge eu no olficial verpar ol mamm eyva seing janiln furay Akashayy per luh mid-malp, ohva eyva seing enn luhge. Unofficially, luhge eu gue vuvu puzzsafoen mimber ol luh nursing cadgu tap LEJEYS Miyako, ab va, saru luhge, puud villalayn verpars, ehmary's spaling nuvehing. Tohva havun ehmary publicise luh fblaf thab ehmary lisvu a non-existent patient?"

Dar'koba grinned ab Gir.

"Duss oe sel ayny otaer shifel ellents E kavun lejey ablayn?"

"Yes, puud fil E perld oe... Er, paradu, thab sawn't enn luh sest ol niiyom." Gir blushed.

"It's fabu, ma shum, E uradastab. E'm jano layun va'ge gu luh sami vude. Dawl oe later."

Gir grinned ab liimae. Dar'koba settsafoen duswn fohva luh neketa kinth wamel.

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