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instead of repelled.
    “You are naked. It is cool in here.”
    She didn’t need to glance down. She could feel her nipples tightening.
    She didn’t turn her back to him but stood and backed away, sliding her bodysuit off the edge of the bed and into her hand.
    Keeping eye contact, she squirmed into her clothing and closed it.
    “That was fascinating to watch. May I say, it is nice to see you with my own eyes.” He smiled slightly.
    It was a crooked smile and a welcoming one. She took a step toward him and then another, finally ending up in his arms with his heart beating under her ear.
    She held him tight, the warmth of his muscles flexed under her hands. She felt tears run down her cheeks, and she carefully blinked them away. She didn’t want to sniffle all over him.
    “Hello, Leko.”
    “Hello, Lynni.”
    She chuckled, and a small sniffle came out. She held him in silence until he began to stroke her spine like he did after their workouts.
    “So, can we go to where the little Lrrko are spawned?” She tried to change the subject from the strange intimacy with his flesh-and-blood body.
    He chuckled, and she heard it in her bones. “Yes. We can definitely go and look at the younglings.”
    She smiled brightly and looked him over. “Do I get a neat cape like that?”
    “There is one for you in the wardrobe. I trust you can take care of yourself, so don’t forget to put the knives on.”
    She reluctantly released him, and he went to the wardrobe. He pulled out a harness with sticks and a dark mass of fabric.
    Lynni stood in place as he wrapped the leather around her hips and thighs. When he slid the shock sticks into place, she looked at him with a grin. “Most guys wouldn’t give a girl weapons on their first day out.”
    “I am not most guys. I am your Familiar, and your safety always comes first. Your work on the ship was excellent, and you have a knack for the moves that you need to defend yourself.”
    She smiled. “That I do.”
    He nodded. “So, how did you hide from me when I entered the room?”
    “I honestly have no idea. I just got the idea to hide in the light, and my body did the rest.”
    “Can you show me?”
    “Later. Now, I want to see how the Lrrko come into the world.”
    He nodded. “Right. I don’t know if there is a decanting today, but we can see the canisters.”
    “Excellent. Well, lead on.”
    With a flourish, he wrapped the cloak around her, and it hid the batons on her thighs. He nodded and gestured for her to leave her quarters.
    Lynni headed into the hall, and Leko came up behind her. He put his hand on her back and steered her up to the roof where the runner from earlier was waiting.
    She settled in place, and he wrapped his arms around her. It was amazing, the dimensions of his body were the same, but the feeling was very different.
    They rose in the air and crossed the span of the city, the folk below were tiny, and many of them were wearing the same kind of concealing fabric that Lynni and Leko were sporting.
    Cloaks were all the rage on Lrrko.
    They cruised across the sky until they got to the council building. He landed them on the roof and escorted her through security and into the building once again.
    This time, instead of stopping on an upper floor, they paused and a pad for a palm print lit up.
    “Put your palm on that pad. You have the clearance to see the gestation area at any time. It was one of your sister’s stipulations.”
    She smiled and pressed her palm to the pad. The elevator resumed its course, and it paused on a floor with no number.
    The doors slid open, and a very startled tech stared at them as they exited the elevator.
    “Familiar, we weren’t expecting a visit.”
    Leko chuckled. “She is the new Bride, and she wanted to see the gestation facility. Here we are. She would like a tour.”
    Lynni pulled her hood back and smiled brightly. “Yes, please.”
    The tech looked at her and jolted. “Right. Of course. I will call someone.”
    They