The Forgotten One
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Baen frowned. "She does not speak Danu, then, or anything close?"
"Nay." He struggled with himself for a moment and finally admitted that it was possible that Jalen would find her language on her ship's computer and they could interpret it.
"I believe I will go out and help Jalen. I am far better with codes than Jalen and this would be very like deciphering code. What are you going to do with the female?"
"I am taking her to Manuta so that he can scan her and determine whether her race is compatible with the Danu."
"You think there are more in the sky?"
Kiel halted and turned to frown at him. "If there are, they have come to attack. The ship that brought her was not a colony ship. It was a warship."
"Yes, but more females like that one?" Baen asked impatiently.
"I am as certain as I can be that there are others and just as certain that I have no idea where the others of her kind may be. However, we do have one and that may be sufficient for Manuta."
"It is not sufficient for me!" Baen retorted indignantly. "There are six hundred of us, all told. What are we going to do with one female?"
Kiel shrugged. "Mayhap Manuta will make six hundred?"
"Well, I do not want a gods damned cyborg! I want a real female-like that one!"
"Well, you cannot have this one!" Kiel growled, suddenly angry. "I am taking her to Manuta!"
"Yes, but he will have no reason to keep her once he has examined her and taken DNA samples. Then, who will get her?"
Kiel stared at him for a long moment and finally lifted his head, scanning the city streets. Without a great deal of surprise but with a good deal of uneasiness he discovered Baen was not the only one curious about the female. "Manuta will decide. Manuta has the colony plans."
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