“Yes, and before you ask me anything else, I have to tell you that there are a number of things you should be worrying about. Like where you are? What’s been happening while you were asleep? And the war?”

I almost laughed at his words. I’d said nearly the same kind of thing to him in the kitchen of his little ship when I wanted to distract him from asking more personal questions. “Okay. I’ll play. Where am I? What happened? What’s the deal with the war?”

He got up and moved to the chair beside my bed, scooting it closer to me. He leaned forward, his elbows on his thighs as he spoke. “You are on Sel’Ani. Specifically, in your father’s house. I’ve also lived here with him for the last seven years, so it’s become my home, too.”

Interesting. I didn’t know what to think about that, so I put it away. I slid out from under the covers to face him fully.

“While you were out of it, I spent a little time with the people we picked up from Abaddon and from the Naustlic System. Your father was right. Roan is interesting, and I was surprised how much I like him.”

I laughed. “He’s my speedy teddy bear. Whenever I was really scared or afraid or life was really shitty, he was always there to make it easier. He has this amazing ability to make anything fun.”

He leaned back in the chair and gave me a sad smile. “Then I guess I owe him a great deal.” He paused. “I quite like Ahiga, too. I’ve met him briefly a few times before, but I seem to see eye to eye with him on most things. He feels truly terrible that he wasn’t able to do more for you.”

I shook my head. “It wasn’t his fault.”

“No. No, it wasn’t.”

I didn’t like the way he said that, with a hint of threat. “It wasn’t Declan’s either.”

He raised a brow. “I’ll agree to disagree on that one.”

I wasn’t sure there was anything I could say to change his mind. “Okay.” I sighed. “How’s Audrey?”

He nodded, as if glad to be done with the topic of Declan. “She was given some poison, but she’s okay. Thankfully, SpaceTech is still in the testing phase for their newest weapon. A few modifications to the formula and Audrey might not have been so lucky.” He said the last quickly before I could worry.

“The weapon? You found out more about it?”