Selective Breeding | EDITING

Part 44(b)

Deon's stress levels over the next few days had him held up in the tower. While Ruma and Ratok went out.

Ratok was looking over some of the record they had again, making sure people were going where they were supposed to as they were.

"So, tell me again what happened." Ruma asked, him as she sat on the desk next to the computer, while she was working on her own.

Ratok broke away from his screen. "Vassenhilo asked me to bring him Beskra and Ralif. We had a little meeting, over nothing really, it felt strange."

Ruma bobbed her head side to side. Thinking it over "He isn't a social guy,"

"I am not sure what he was doing, it was very out of pocket."

"Do you think it is because Bvelpio is coming soon?" Ruma asked.

Ratok tilted his head, "Bvelpio is coming?"

Ruma looked shocked, "He didn't tell you? He informed me the other day." Ruma set her pad off of her lap and over to the side from her. "Why wouldn't he tell you, your the guard Captian?"

Ratok stood up, "I need to go speak with the boss, did anyone else know?"

"Beskra was there as well."

"Hmm" Ratok pressed his lips together, "I see." Ratok grabbed Ruma's chin and kissed her. "I'll be back in a little while."

Ratok made his way up to the Laboratory where Vassenhilo was. He entered as usual, arounding the corner. He noticed that Vassenhilo had Deon's information up on the large screen.

With some notes that seemed to be written in a shorthand that didn't make sense. Vassenhilo entered the room from another door, "Ratok. I wasn't expecting you."

He walked over and tried to discreetly change the screen. Over to another subject with their information up.

"I came to speak with you about Bvelpio coming in, I was left unaware until Ruma told me." Ratok moved up to Vassenhilo's side.

Vassenhilo nodded, "Yes, he is, he'll be here in three weeks."

"That short of time? How long will he be staying?"

"Until Ruma's pups are born that way he has first pick." Vassenhilo said, moving around his lab starting up different things and taping in notes.

"Why am I being told so late?"

"It slipped my mind."

"In all due respect, Boss, I can't do my job unless I am told about events coming up."

Vassenhilo clicked, "It seems you can't do your job anyways, as you still haven't found what happened in Quadrant 86."

"You have also had me and my team, working as additional hands, with the other workers, and not just as guards."

"Sounds like I should just be more pickier with my hiring selection next time around."

Ratok snuffed a growl.

"I'll be going." he walked out of the Lab, and headed towards the guard tower, where he had been working. When he got back, Beskra was sitting in his chair talking with Ruma. He paused.

"What are you doing?"

Beskra held his hands up, "Don't kill me, I am just talking."

"Since when do you talk with Ruma?"

"Careful Rats, you might sound jealous, in the bad way." Beskra teased.

Ratok swatted at him, and Beskra moved out of his chair, "I mean, you have never spoke with Ruma before, you have been here for years."

"I know, anyways, I have a job to do. I'll see you later Rats" he left.

Ratok looked over, "What was that about?"

Ruma shrugged.

"Figured, everyone is acting out of character lately." Ratok rolled his eyes and went back to the screen.

Ruma climbed into his lap and kissed his jaw. "Everyone, expect you." he rubbed her neck. "I can do this work from the room, and I know you can do yours from there to, want to go retreat for a while, and spend the day with Deon? He wasn't looking to well."

Ruma nodded her head, and they got up and left.

What they didn't see leaving the Guard Tower, was Beskra standing down the hall listening into everything. He went into the room behind them, and started getting into the security system since Ratok left his work up and forgot to lock it.