- Rescue
Alpha and the Synth were in Transporter Room 1, along with a
replicated coracle, which the Synth would use to board the distressed
ship. “Ready for transport?” Alpha asked.
“Yes,” the Synth answered. “I have run through all your
scenarios.”
“Very good,” Alpha said as she moved behind the console.
“Energize.”
The Synth materialisd, in the coracle a short distance from the ship.
Alpha continued to watch his progress via the probe.
Nina entered the library on her third day of work. Immediately she
was called into the head Librarian's office. She could see the
expression on her new boss' face. “Is something wrong?”
“Aialah Talan hasn't come in today.”
That was something Nina hadn't expected. “She didn't.”
“I know something of what occurred yesterday,” the Head Librarian
divulged. “Including about the book that shouldn't have been
loaned.” She shook her head.
“What I suspect is personal, but I have reason to believe she could
be in danger.”
“I knew about her and the Mayor's son. So I suspected that
something like this could happen,” the Head Librarian got up from
behind the desk and paced. “But Aialah is missing and I should have
looked out for her more.” She gestured to the pile of paperwork at
one end of the desk and sighed.
Nina could see that the Head Librarian took duty of care seriously.
It was just as well she had read up on the way this particular
society worked. “So, you have informed the Police and the Guild
then? Why are you telling me this?”
“The Guild, yes,” the Head Librarian answered. “The Police, not
yet.”
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