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"Okay, I guess you will take care of Major Marguerre. But what'll happen to me? So far I've been treated all right, but I'm afraid that won't " "Ka'naya!" Joste interrupted, horrified by what she was implying. "You need nothing fear. You will guarded be, of course, but no harm will to you come! We not like humans twisted are, a female to hurt without great need."
Females in the human military disturbed him considerably, though he'd accustomed himself to the fact that they were included there even in active combat with no objection from the males who should be protecting them. And this one sounded like his Clan Mother. "Ka'naya Ship-Captain, please. Ask this of me not. It will you only hurt cause." "Don't worry about that," Willis snapped.
The hospital was small, so it didn't take long for the two to get to the room assigned to the human woman. Joste went in alone, took a seat by her bed. "Ka'naya Marine, may I with you speak?" "Uh?" She looked at him, clearly still groggy and trying to focus. "Wha' 'bout?" Joste puzzled over that momentarily, then he figured out the slurred words. "About Major Horst Marguerre, ka'naya.
They were at the Bridge by then; the door slid open to admit them, and the Traiti in the command chair stood, showing open relief as he scrutinized Ariel. "You are well, ka'naya Ranger!" he said. "Fine, Captain. This is my colleague from Alpha Prime, James Medart." The Traiti bowed, crossing arms over his chest in that race's formal gesture. "I am honored, Ranger Medart."
Arjen turned to her, inclining his head, and despite the discomfort that had led him to omit it before, addressed her with the formal honorific proper to an out-clan female. "I you hear, ka'naya Ship-Captain." "Ranger Tarlac believes you, so I'm forced to. But I'll also have to report to the Emperor. Why do you want him?" Arjen sighed deeply.
The Marine's grin softened into an answering smile at his obvious sincerity. "Not exactly. That, yes, but more. He's your child yours alone unless he heard someone else about the same time he heard you." "There no one was, ka'naya. He in my arms asleep was, before another spoke. I your leave to go must ask; I should Ka'ruchaya Jarna call." She looked worried.
"You have your duty, I have mine. Tell me." "As you wish, ka'naya." Arjen sighed again, this time to himself. She did sound much like Ka'ruchaya Noriy . . . He opened his shirt, exposing his massive chest. "See you these?" he asked, tracing the scars that ran from the base of his throat to just above his belt. "I see them," Willis said grimly.
It's a new technique, but a lot of us already have it . . ." She turned her head away briefly, then went on. "You could say he has the mind of a newborn child in an adult body. Who was the first person he saw after he . . . blanked out?" "He has no one seen." "I can guess why." She grimaced. "Damn. Okay, who was the first one he heard? If he can still hear." "He can, ka'naya. And I the first was."
Tears leaked out of her eyes and she swore tiredly. "Damn you, you bastard Shark. What'd you do to break him?" "Ask me that not, ka'naya. The answer would only you distress, and he is help now getting. But I must know, when he those strange words said, what he by them meant. What they to him did." "Maybe I'd rather not know, at that." She scowled. "What'll you do to him if I tell you?"
She gave him a mocking grin. "Hi, Daddy. If the psychs were right, he's fixated on you, now. How do you feel about taking care of babies?" In spite of the dismay he felt at her confirmation of his worst suspicion, Joste couldn't help a smile. "Ka'naya Marine, I have only once the joy had, of sharing young. Say you he will truly me as es'chaya see? Male parent?" "Father?"
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