Chapter 111
EVERYONE ROSE FROM THEIR SEATS when Cat and Alek entered. Sabyn felt relieved to see they both looked at ease this morning. After the horrific scenes yesterday and the squabble between Cat and Loi, he hadn't expected it.
He watched as Cat paused in front of Loi.
Last night had been tense.
After the heated argument he'd had with Loi in the training room, they had attempted a proper discussion about it in her quarters. It was hard to really understand what they were going through and he often forgot how much younger she was than the other girls. After the shocking revelation of the girls' actual home planet a couple of weeks ago, it surprised Sabyn that Loi hadn't discussed it before now. The conversation had lasted late into the night and left them both exhausted. But at least now he felt he understood her a little better. Knowing how much she missed her former life didn't make it easy for him; he tried not to think about 'what ifs'.