Page 7 of His Human Librarian
“Is the human male or female? I've never met a male of their species…”
“A female.”
“Heh. Is she old or young?”
“Young. I think too young to be in charge of this mission.”
Erid is quiet for a moment. “Is she mated?”
My brow furrows. “I don't know.”
“Does she have a ring on her finger? Humans seem to like those to show a mating commitment.”
I think about it for a moment. “No, I don't think she does. But I know I don't like her.”
“What? That is unusual. You usually like most beings. What is wrong with her?”
“She screamed and fainted and fell and hurt herself in the transporter room.”
“Hyrrokin-fright syndrome? She had it bad?”
“Yes. I’m at the med lab right now, having her injuries fixed.”
“Well, that is a common occurance… It’s happened so often it’s now a named syndrome.”
Smoke churns in my chest as I pace in the hallway. “I do not like the fact that the being overseeing this project isn't Hyrrokin. I wasn't happy when I thought it was going to be a Gravian, but at least the Gravians are…are…”
“At least Gravians are, what? What were you about to say?”
“You know.”
“No, I don't know. Say it. Say it out loud.”
“At least Gravians are known to be smart and highly educated. Humans are primitive.”
“You have two human sisters-in-law. And Burl's bound is human. That's three humans in your vicinity all the time. You also have half-human nieces and nephews. What is wrong with you? You know that humans can be trusted.”
“Yes, they all live here, and they're wonderful, but their home world is not known for institutes of education. Not long ago, they were still enslaved, and I believe that they do not have the infrastructure yet to produce humans who can be elevated to positions of leadership in intergalactic organizations.”
Erid lets out a deep snort. “I think you wouldn't have liked anyone who came off that disc who wasn’t Hyrrokin.”
“I particularly do not like her because her personality is irritating. Also, on top of that, she's here to oversee something that is dear to my family, my culture and she doesn't speak the Hyrrokin language naturally, she just speaks it through a translator. And then she also screamed at the sight of us, which means she doesn’t like how we look. She says we appear like the darkest evil from New Earth mythology. We scare her so much she fell and hurt herself. This female can't behave in a professional manner.” I growl again and turn and look over my shoulder.
Taylor Dumas stands in the open doorway staring at me. The pigment of her face appears even more colorless than before.
Oh hells.“I have to go.”
“I will meet you at the house tomorrow morning,” Erid says, “and we will talk about this further.”
I turn off the tablet.
Chapter 3
Taylor
Ireally don’t like this guy.
Yes, Sten Sandstone scooped me up and rescued my glasses from getting cracked on the floor, which was nice. He carried me to his vehicle and then into the med lab for care.