Plots

Near the southern exit of the commissary, on the second floor, violet eyes glistened like fire, watching the vanishing shadow of a young man with footsteps of blood treading after his steps. 

"Is that him?" An astute voice inquired beside Vaiga Darkfire, observing the boy until he could no more. 

"It is," Vaiga said. She glanced at Senator Thel Duvale, trying to mask her curiosity towards the Taal, who held dark blue skin and red eyes that glowed. Around his neck, Vaiga counted three slight incisions on each side of his throat. Gills, she believed they were but couldn't quite tell. 

"Is this your first time seeing someone from Orbar?" Thel asked, fluently in basic, noticing the particular way Vaiga stared at him. 

"Was I that obvious?" Vaiga chuckled. 

"No, but in my line of work, reading people becomes the job," Thel said. "This… Altaïr? Am I pronouncing it correctly?" he asked, adding emphasis.

"You are."