Her elaborate gown rustled as she moved. “Have a seat, Alice. You are distracting me.” Ambassador Horilian gave her a look that told her he was not going to ask again. His normally affable features were in stern lines. Alice sat near the window and watched the evacuation as it ground to a conclusion. The ambassador had hired a Companion to keep him company during the final days of his time on Geewing. He had known all along that they would be the last two people on the planet and had wanted to make sure he had a Companion of his choosing. “The ships are just about gone, Alice. We will be able to leave shortly.” “Yes, Ambassador.” She toyed with the edge of her beaded bodice. The ambassador insisted that she always dress formally while she was with him. He completed whatever he was working on and sent the coded information to the imperium archives.
