Sleeping restlessly Raauhl tossed and turned, it had been the same for the past few nights and started when Casela returned from her mission. He was over the moon she’d returned seemingly in one piece but as the days turned into a week he’d notice a change in the way she acted, she was different more reserved as if there was something she was holding back from him but being the non-telepathix half of the relationship he didn’t know what and he chalked it up to post missiom stress.

That was until the last two nights he’d notice her sneak out, even that, sneaking about her forte was noticeable and tonight was no different, she wasn’t by his side and for that he had no sense of being to why or where she was going. He’d consider going to find her but he was worried he didn’t want to know the answer.

Just as he was drifting back to sleep, finally, there was movement.

• Commander Raauhl