I looked at P'nyssa, then we both turned slowly to stare at the ceiling.I looked at P'nyssa, then we both turned slowly to stare at the ceiling. Then the three of us broke out in laughter. Four days later, I wasn't laughing quite so easily. When the Metyslenki has set into orbit, I had joined Joshua at the Arc to welcome them in-system and to personally greet the Princess. The response had been cold and formal, an acknowledgement of permission to transit in- system from the Captain of the vessel. When I had requested a communique' with the Princess, I had been rebuffed. Later that day, I had received an invitation to meet the Princess, aboard her vessel, alone. |