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Xan held her hand to his chest and stared into her warm eyes, which were the color of the bark of the Bri’tan tree Old azed into them

Chapter 7

Sloan was glad he’d finally see up in a strange place, especially when you were newly freed She didn’t knoon those first few h transition As she taer at the destruction, she couldn’t but feel a pull to Xan She was about to tell him about it when she found herself es of a world she had never visited flashed through her ht, and they left a warm touch on her mind as they flashed before her eyes

“Xan Come here, Xan,” a arden Based on the unsteady gaze, it seemed as if the vision was that of a s toward a father’s open arh bubbled up in her throat as she was thrown into the air Then, she was sitting next to another boy, a brother They were fighting over a toy until the mother scolded the brother that he must learn to share

Dozens of scenes flashed before her eyes, and she felt each one of them as if it were her own Co through her, Sloan could have stayed there all day Perhaps she wasIn the next scene, she peered into ainto ahis tie The knowledge that these ih of a shock to break the trance she seeed her hand from his hold

Sloan was i for the war Xan’s hand What was that? She’d never experienced anything like that before, not even with the multitude of species she’d encountered over the years She’d have to do soure out what that was and ensure he wasn’t able to use mind manipulation on her

“Why don’t you get some sleep, and try not to hurt anyone or destroy any more of my ship, okay?” She patted on the chest, careful not to have any sustained contact with his body Xan nodded solemnly as she adjusted the blankets over his chest

“Haven’t tucked anyone in for a while,” she said, chuckling “We’ll see about getting you soe”

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Sloan walked to the med bay door and watched Xan’s eyes droop as the adrenaline seemed to leave his system and he passed out She called Erl back into the med bay and helped hi his outburst She discussed the next steps in his care He would need nourish packs, soth, and rest Lots of rest

“Have you ever heard of a species that can give you visions?” Sloan asked in a hushed tone, not wanting to wake Xan

“Do you mean like from a bite?” Erl questioned

“No, not frolanced back toward the curtain they’d closed around Xan

“Froer lay “I can’t say I’ve heard of that before, but I could do some research”

Sloan shook her head “No, that’s okay, Doc It’s probably because I’htly delirious after all the excite clean up the med baywhat they could and had throhat they couldn’t Swaying on her feet, Sloan grabbed on to Erl’s desk and let hi back to her quarters