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Fa someone back to health after captivity, Sloan kneould be a fewfeatures, straight nose, i eyes showed her he was a handsoold, flecked with a green thatfroht Sloan back

Sloanto clean up solass, overturned furniture, and medical supplies were all over the room

“You sure did a nu to their new arrival, hoping he would fill her in Still nothing “Well, since you’ve cals, and don’t seeet some sleep” Sloan was exasperated and pissed off with the newcoet closer

“What was that? Is your name Jan?”

“Xan My name is Xan” His hoarse whisper was barely audible Sloan knew he hadn’t used his voice forin a while She’d been there She knew

“All right, Xan, why don’t I get you some water, and we can sit down and have a chat Would that be okay with you?”

He nodded slowly Sloan went over to the sink, grabbed a couple of cups, and ed a chair to his bedside

“Captain, do you want us to stick around?” Erl swept up solass from the floor and dumped it into the refuse

“That’s okay, Erl I’ to behave hiht, Xan?”

Xan nodded and kept his eyes trained on Sloan’s face

“I’ll be right outside, if you need me”

“Thanks, Erl” She angled her head slightly to watch Erl back out of theto take her eyes off Xan

She heard the med bay doors open and close and moved back to the male, ready to listen

Chapter 6

Xan sat on the bed, ashamed of his outburst and pained at the disappointed stare his D’Auriel was giving him He kne that her name was Sloan, but he liked to think of her as his D’Auriel, a being that watched over others frohout their life He had awoken in the med bay disoriented and afraid that he had dreamed his newly acquired freedom