“I’m fine.” She smiled across at Jack, who was also more than a little late for work. Neither of them much cared. For the first time in weeks, they were enjoying instead of lamenting the steady patter of rain on the curved roof of their suspended home. “I’ll be there in an hour. And, Sanuel?”
“Yes, Administrator?” the voice floating in the air above the bed responded.
“Have those two AAnn brought over from Medical. I’ll need to talk to them first thing.”
Closing the connection with a word, she turned back to her husband. As it turned out, it was a good deal more than an hour before she left for work.
The AAnn were not happy about being kept waiting. Not that it was very different waiting in the outer office of the chief administrator from waiting in the isolation ward where they had been held for the past several days. They were not very happy about a great many things.
Thessu let her know as much the minute she arrived, punctuating his declamation with more than a dozen first-degree gestures of indignation.
“Truly, Administrator, it iss unconsscionable to keep uss locked up like thiss!”
“You are not locked up.” Smoothly she slid back behind her desk. Unlike yesterday, this afternoon the position felt comfortable as well as completely familiar. “You are undergoing observation for your own protection.”
“Protection from what?” Jallrii was so upset, his switching tail threatened to demolish the chair that had been provided for him. “There iss nothing wrong with uss!”
“Patience,” she urged them, utterly unruffled by their ire. “I’ve brought you here to apologize to you.”