Eye of the Ocean Book 3 Ji'jin Station

Eye of the Ocean – Book 3: Ji’Jin Station
He moved the large leather volume so that it was held against the sleeve of his
tunic and not touching skin. “Did she send you?” he asked again.
“It was my job to be there. Don’t put this on me. Ask her if you want
answers.”
“Is a simple yes or no, so difficult?”
“Why were you there?”
What had taken him to the flitter bay? Eunni’s involvement? Or that Peecit was
Zimmer? “It seemed the thing to do at the time,” he said lamely.
She took his free hand in hers and they started walking again. Half a minute
later they were at the porch of the Brambles.
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Ulanda leaned against the trunk of the ni'at, thoroughly bored. All the action
was away from her, the small bag being well kicked after each break, just never
breaking in her direction. Cici was up this time, slowly circling the break post as
the bag spun upwards to the release point. The break was towards Mirwin again,
he reached the bag just before Cici did and they almost collided then foot-fought
to gain control. Cici got the bag away and started kicking it around the post,
going wide and gambling on her speed advantage to gain points for herself - if
she managed to keep control and bring it in without Mirwin getting it.
Twice around, Ulanda thought Cici might try one more time before going to the
center, when Mirwin slid into her to knock the bag away, jumped to his feet and
ran opposite, going around as he kicked the bag but already starting to cut
inwards. The noise was deafening, everybody was screaming and jumping up and
down.
She settled for yelling and rubbing her back against the tree at the same time.
They were getting more used to each other, but Mirwin still couldn't find an itch if
his life depended on it.
A tickle in the Net and she turned to see Eunni watching her from the front of
the common's awning where the meals were usually taken. Lunchtime then. She
continued to watch the game as the other woman came around. Mirwin had
kicked over but missed the post; he and Cici were foot-to-foot again as they vied
for control, trampling one of the flowerbeds on the far side.
Eunni took over the job of leaning against the tree. “He's still ahead,” she said
then winced as Ulanda screamed at Mirwin for being a fist-footed idiot.
Ulanda coughed. “Not by much,” she said roughly.
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