“Sure.And Harwin looks great.She and I are cousins.We shared grandparents, so she has already had her moment.My grandmother is talking at me fairly constantly.”
“Your parents?”
“They left the moment they got a look at me.The Dyturan transformation is rather intense.”
“I have never seen a Dyturan who could make the dead tangible.”
“Well, I have never seen another Dyturan.I am picking this up as I go, and it isn’t taxing for me, so I guess I am doing it right.”
He smiled.“I guess.I will contact my fleet and get a ship ready for you.”
“Nice.I will send you the funds after a brief inspection.”
He nodded and glanced at Zelda’s blindingly happy expression.“I will give you the total after the discount.”
She nodded.
“How many worlds have you been to?”
“Seventeen in total.All with Terran consorts.None were told I was of their world.”
“Why not?”
“My appearance is disturbing to my own kind.I resemble a creature of human myth, and it makes them uneasy.”
“All Dyturans look the same, more or less.”
“How do you know?”
“Uh...”Orex paused.“You are right.I don’t know.”
“Yeah.All Hmrain know about them, but few, if any, actually know details about them.”She shrugged.“No documentation on them either.”
“Well, Dytura is the creature in charge of your people.I am surprised that you haven’t met him.”
“Oh, I made a run for it the moment that I woke up.I had shit to do.”She chuckled.
He frowned.
“Terran reference.It means that there is an urgency and tasks to complete.I was not dead, and then I was moving.I didn’t see any medics or attendants, so I followed the directions on the tablet on top of my robe.Got dressed and got in the shuttle that responded to my commands.”
Orex blinked.“There was a vessel waiting?”He had a hand in front of his mouth.
She had never seen a Hmrain look appalled before.“What?”
“Did you wonder if it was someone else’s vessel?”
“Nope.It was mine.It responded to my touch and voice.My ship.”
He nodded.“Fair enough.Someone had programmed it for you.”
“Yup.It wasn’t me.My programming isn’t nearly that good.Well, it wasn’t.One of the ghosts I carry has been giving me tutorials when we travel.”
“Interesting.How are you adapting?”
“Well, the horns are annoying, but if anyone sneaks up behind me, they are going to get a surprise.”
He stared, and she reached up and patted the tip of her horns, inches behind her head.