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what he’s doing.”
    “My queen, we will have the tailors make the most stunning
dresses for the event,” Aria said from her place in the backseat.
    Fainia closed her eyes and exhaled. “No matter how grand I’m
dressed, I will not forget the purpose of the party.”
    Saia looked away and blinked back the tears threatening to
spill. “Taio will speak with Ranuit Pi. He will guarantee that I am treated
properly.”
    The transporter door finally opened. Saia released her
harness. She waited patiently for Aria and Milin, her personal maid, to exit
first. Once they cleared the door, she followed and waited on the platform for
her mother to exit last, as was custom. She glanced around the bay. There were
four long platforms where multiple transporters could dock, and almost each
space was filled. Luckily for them, the normally bustling transport bay was
almost empty of others.
    Her mother exited the transporter. The scarf she wore didn’t
properly cover her face. One of her eyes could only crack open while the other
was swollen shut. She had green-and-black bruises on her cheeks and forehead.
Although she was covered in royal garb, Saia knew she had bruises on her arms,
legs, torso and back as well.
    Saia rushed to her side and adjusted her scarf. Satisfied
her mother’s bruises couldn’t be clearly seen, she hooked their arms together.
“Come, we’ll go to the medical center.”
    Two Sonis royal guards approached. Their stoic faces turned
into frowns when they saw Saia and Fainia. She pulled her mother closer as the
guards took in Saia’s bruises. “Queen, Princess…what happened? You have been
injured,” one of the guards noted.
    She had concentrated only on getting to Sonis and getting to
the healing tank before Taio could see their appearance. She forgot about the
guards who always met them when they landed.
    “No. We’re fine,” she said.
    The guards exchanged glances. “We will notify Taio
immediately.” One raised an arm to initiate the com-link attached to his wrist.
    Saia quickly stepped forward and put a hand on his arm. “No,
please. We’re on our way to the healing tank.”
    “I’m sorry, Princess, but I should notify Taio.”
    Saia gripped him more firmly. “ Please. ”
    “I will take care of this, Deru.”
    Saia’s heart dropped at hearing Ship’s ominous voice filling
the bay, coming from nowhere and everywhere. Although Ship traveled and lived
in electrical currents, he could maneuver through air when it suited him. If
anything was going on within the palace walls, Ship knew about it immediately.
He would surely tell Taio that Fainia had been beaten severely.
    “Should I wake Taio?” the guard asked Ship. His eyes
wandered to Fainia. “The queen is injured. I’m sure he’ll want to be informed
right away.”
    If he told Taio that she and her mother had come to Sonis in
this condition, he wouldn’t hesitate to invade Drazlan.
    “No. I will speak with him directly,” Ship said.
    The guards nodded as a sign of respect and left.
    “Ship,” Saia said. “Can I please speak with you before you call
Taio?” She needed to plead with him not to tell. Surely he wouldn’t want a war
between the two worlds.
    “There is no need, Princess,” Ship replied. “I’ll make sure
you get to the medical center without crossing paths with anyone else. There is
no need to start a war when you two have landed safely.”
    The tension that had swiftly built began to drift away.
    “But you understand that Taio will find out what has
happened, don’t you?”
    “Find out what?” Saia asked, trying to keep her voice even.
For all Ship knew, they had both fallen or slipped down stairs. Many, many
stairs.
    “King Xochis sent numerous transmissions to the pilot to
turn around so he could finish ‘giving you both what you deserved’. I entered
your transporter, and upon seeing the extent of your damages, I knew what he
meant.”
    Fainia opened her eyes wide. “Why didn’t the pilot turn
around?