Read Hunting a Soul for Free Online Page B

to manage her hair in zero G.
    When an hour was up, Krix came hopping back down the hall and he was a little balder. Apparently, it had been a thorough grooming session.
    “Well, ladies, this has been lovely, but I need to collect a whole bunch of stuff I could never imagine needing.” She shifted Krix to her shoulder.
    Veera smiled. “You will need them. The new suits and robes are on their way to your quarters.”
    “New robes?” She stood up.
    “Of course. You are now Soul Master Leadra. This was your official promotion tea.”
    Veera and Zeyan toasted her.
    Lee laughed. “Thank you. I was getting tired of white.”
    “Don’t thank me. You earned it. Zeyan was a master of souls because she was born to be and you had to earn it. You earned it.” Veera grinned. “And you always have a home here.”
    Lee nodded. “I know it. I feel it. Thank you, and now, off to get my presents.”
    She left the ladies having tea and returned to the outfitter’s office for her loot. She looked forward to going through everything on the list and getting familiar with it.
    She was going on a trip. She needed to be prepared.
     

Chapter Seven
     
     
    Lee sat next to N’ran with Krix in a padded chair just for him. Lee watched the moves, the calculations and the buttons involved in gaining altitude and setting their route.
    “I didn’t bother asking, where are we heading?” Lee cocked her head.
    “Well, Soul Master Leadra, we are heading to the Narskuran archives where you are going to consult a seer with your memories to get a tracking point on that soul you were after.”
    “They can do that?”
    “They can, well, one of them can. Because your experience was felt and only seen through your talent, it will need a specialist.”
    “Right. It makes a certain amount of annoying sense.” She smiled. “How long until we get to the archive?”
    “Eighteen hours. You can either take a nap or get a flight lesson. It is your choice.”
    “Can I choose both? One and then the other? I didn’t think we would be leaving before dawn.”
    “It is easier to take off when you are already pointed in the right direction. It doesn’t save much time, but it does gives you the option to leave when no one expects it. You are simply gone with no endless rounds of hugs.”
    “I would have liked the hugs.”
    “And you would have cried and had to be soothed, and we would have set off with more than just a lost night’s sleep on your mind. Yes, you can rest. I will be here, watching the stars.” N’ran gave her a calm nod. “Have your nap. I will be waiting.”
    She unbuckled her harness and made her way to the back the moment that they left Balen orbit. It was juvenile but she wanted some time alone, and getting her nap in now increased the chances later. In her quarters, she snuggled under the sheets and let her fatigue rock her to sleep. She was on the edge when her door opened and irritated chirps came through her dozy state as Krix wanted to cuddle. She reached down and bundled him up and onto her bed. He curled against her chest, and she was back in dozing mode in seconds.
    The ship rocked and swayed a bit as they passed the moons, but then, she felt their engines engage and they were on their way.
     
    A few hours later, she scooped Krix in her arm and returned to the flight deck. She settled in next to N’ran and smiled. “Did you need anything? Tea, water, caf?”
    “Tea would be nice.”
    She patted him on the shoulder and headed to the galley, working through the stages of crafting tea on a spacecraft with only a little awkwardness. She had two cups with lids by the time she returned to N’ran.
    “Did you have to grow the leaves?”
    “No, I had to reconstitute the water.” She kept her voice dry and handed him his cup.
    He chuckled and took a sip. “Thank you.”
    “You are welcome. How long was I out?”
    “Krix kept you out for ten hours. It gets a little boring sitting up here, so I was reading the Resicoran