Tangle in the Dark - Kassidor

the trees of the far shore. “What’s that?” he asked about thedelusions as he slid into a chair against the rail.“Please, I don’t want to be a tattler. Please wait til afterthe hearing,” Ava said.“What hearing?”“The captain wants a presentation from him on hissignals, the captain wants to know how it will effect the wareffort.”“The war effort?” Alan questioned.“You’ll see for yourself at that hearing.”He would get nothing more from her on that for theremainder of the meal. He grew more and more sure she hadwatched every move he and Imogene made because shebegan to repeat some of the actions. Still, here in this diningroom with the most stylish folks in Trenst all around them,they could not repeat many of the actions he and Imogenetook that sleep, but she could repeat enough for him to get themessage.After the food, she settled back against the rail with a cupof something as dark as the time of the week here in Trenst,not the lunch hour it was in the duty section of Gordon’sLamp. She was really making the most of his arm, the stylesof Trenst, and the more pronounced setting on her breast forthis trip.“You sure you only have an hour?” he asked, because hewas going to want to find a room if they did much more of33