“I will contact Ra or Orex and get your call sign when you are mobile again.Your friend Trin is eager for a visit.”
Zoey grinned.“I made her a trust.”
“She doesn’t need it.She’s with Birun at Sanctuary Base.I think she is hoping for a visit, and since Cori is her half-sister, she will come along.”
“Cori?”
“Purple and black stripes.”
“Ah.I will introduce myself later.For now, will you stay if I keep hugging you?”
Skylar hugged her back.“I missed you, too.Why did you light yourself up?”
“Someone hadn’t closed the tank.The snow was soaked.The only way to light it was to step into it.The leak went further than I thought.”
Skylar looked around and snorted.“Fight-fight-fight-fight.”
Zoey looked, and her niece was on top of a woman, beating the hell out of her.Zani was shocked, Zelda was grinning, and Orex pulled Aretta off the woman on the ground.He spoke softly.The woman’s eyes went wide, and she scuttled backward.
“Oh, that was the lady who separated Aretta from Zelda.Orex is a good guy.He’s going to be a good stepdad or whatever the Hmrain call it.”Zoey smiled.“If my ex-boss ever gets a hold of me, can I call on you?”
“Absolutely.Trust me, I am scary when dressed, and the Hmrain don’t fuck with people with this adaptation.”
“Like, literally?”
“Yup.Not compatible.One over-excited doggy style and that dude is breathing out of his chest.”She rolled her eyes toward her horns.“Can we stop the hug?There is way too much bare skin and scales right now.”
“Right.But you can breathe fire.”
“Absolutely.It isn’t really fire, but close enough.I can make it peel someone if I want.”
“Ouch.”
“Too soon?”She snickered.
“How did you die?”
“A discussion for another time.I will try to meet you in the future, but I am afraid that someone is already going to use you as bait.”
“What?Why?”
“Because you are plastered to me still, and several Terrans had tablets up and recording, not to mention the little viewing drones that follow me everywhere.”Skylar squeezed her.“Come on.I have to put my layers on.”
They turned and headed to her robes.“So, did you print that outfit?”
“Nope.It came with the robes that came with the ship, not in that order.”
“So...you are a dragon.”
“Shut up.”
They laughed as she put on the clothes, her glorious body slowly covered with the floating robes.When her hood was carefully in place, she put on the veil.
“Wow.No wonder I didn’t know it was you.”
“It’s the horns.No one can account for the shape of the horns.”
“Wait, you are actually leaving?”