hand through the air. Control was easier with the weight on her hands.
She heard a slight noise behind her, and Olwick stood in the doorway to her quarters, fully dressed and very settled in his Kremall clothing.
The long skirt that he wore was slightly pleated for ease of movement, and his wrapped hip-length robe had narrower sleeves than hers did, but they exposed the heavy metal cuffs that he wore.
His hair was in the deep-green arrangement she had worked on. The topknot twisted and then flowed into a cascading braid down his back. A single large gemstone was pressed into the knot.
She turned and bowed. “Master Rimka.”
“Mistress Librin. Your appearance gives grace to this station.”
“Master Rimka, I feel safer just having you near.” The formal words were honest. She did feel safer with him next to her.
“When do we depart?”
“If you are ready to go now, we can go. The shuttle is prepped and ready. I have your dossier for you to study on the trip.”
“Splendid.”
“I will lead the way to the shuttle bay.”
“Thank you. Your company is something I look forward to on the journey.”
Their formal conversation continued in the shuttle until it was second nature. Acting like an alien race wasn’t something that she minded. It was fun to take her acting skills out on the road.
Their dossiers said that they were an engaged couple, and the missing officer was her brother. She would be able to sign him out of custody, and if everything went well, she would get him off world, disguised as her cousin.
Kremall didn’t allow aliens on their soil. It was going to take all the stealth tech at her disposal to get them in and out without notice.
The ground vehicle was stowed in the cargo bay and fully charged. When they got to the surface, Master Rimka was going to have to do the driving. Ladies didn’t drive unless they were alone. Their jewellery got in the way.
Chapter Five
She politely directed him through painfully organized traffic until they reached the courthouse.
Master Rimka parked the vehicle, paid for the parking and they walked together into the courthouse, down the stairs and to the holding cells.
Their pace was slow, and they had information of data that had been slipped into the system.
Mistress Librin walked up to the counter, and she inclined her head when the Kremall on the other side acknowledged her.
“Greetings of the day to you, Mistress. What may I do for you?”
“Greetings of the day. I have just learned that my brother has been brought in on charges of incivility. I am here to help him deal with them if that is permitted.”
The clerk nodded his head, his deep-brown ponytail swinging behind him. “Who is the male with you?”
“Master Rimka. My intended. We were with his family when I got the news. We arrived when it was possible to leave without rudeness.”
The clerk gave an understanding nod and brought up the records. “Mistress Librin, you are cleared to visit him. I am afraid that Master Rimka will have to remain in the visitor’s lounge.”
Rimka nodded his head. “Thank you for your consideration.”
The clerk nodded and waved his hand gracefully toward the open archway with the word Visitors above it.
Mistress Librin nodded her head and thanked the clerk before walking through the archway at Rimka’s side. The archway concealed a scanner. She could feel the pressure on her energy patterns. It was an odd feeling but not unexpected.
Rimka took a seat, and Mistress Librin followed a guard through holding cells until she was sitting across from the face she had created.
Officer Jerigar looked surprised and that was a dead giveaway. He had thrown away the constraints of the Kremall and was living in his Azon mindset.
The energy wall between them disappeared, and she stepped forward. “Brother. It has been too long since I have seen you. Three weeks is forever.”
He blinked and recoiled. “Sister?”
She held out her hands to him,