Becky's Gift

Rainbow Elshar Zheiea

I expected the building with every side a diff color, but here it was just a group of seven buildings, and each of those were a color. This one was yellow.

On the bed were Bedelia and Elsie and their new husbands. Everybody Zheien slept. A sea of beds, with a hall in back and an arch in front that let all the floral scents in. The walls were clear so I could see the other six buildings and even people on the beds. Ours was kind of in the middle.

Everybody Elshar moved to our bed and bowed!

Nitomahan stood on the floor next to the bed. "My people, nae bow. Rest. We had perils, and now we may all rest. I am sorry I nae came sooner, but I wish to tell you, all is well now. My Elshars, I wish to know. Wish you for Micansen to represent all traders, Elshar and Zheien, and for Keris Pon to represent all my artisans?"

All of them lifted their arms and waved them slowly from one side to the other, with smiles!

"Keris, will you speak briefly? They need rest soon, and so you do." His blue eyes turned a bit lighter.

He got up with his wife and stood on the bed where their leiwege had been. "My artisans, I wish to know of all your concerns. We will all rest for five weeks, then resume work for our city. All of us must learn new habits. Now that Elshar Zheiea is one, all of us share a large work. I do not want to see anyone injured. King Challet wishes all of us to send our items to traders in our Local Trade Building together, with healers stationed there so when they finish long trades, they have prompt healing. Do not trade your items. Let our friends trade for us. We are nae trained for vigorous trading, as they were in Sigan Mas. Now we shall sit on the commons and make and perform, and have much more time for this, and nae long, tedious hours of trading!"

Hands went up and people looked very happy!

I heard someone. That slopfah! I will have him for my slave! I looked around. One Elshar in trader's robes frowned when I noticed him. I froze.

Nathan sat up and zapped him! "I need a TS Inspector!

Tom gasped. "My friend, you are unwell to bring—"

That Ishah stepped out of a portal. Nathan struggled to look straight. His head wobbled a little.

He frowned. "I agree. He is unwell—"

"I will stand, and show you my complaint. My friend's wife heard him." He got off the bed a bit slowly, but stood tall. Didn't waver. Yellow sparkles shone on his skin.

The inspector frowned at him. "Wave up your trades."

"I did not trade tod—"

"I will see them. Now." He waved a tri-fingered hand and records scrolled. "Oh, you helped Oparnen, did you? Another traitor. Your slaves will come to Alb."

That man in white came and I looked at another bed. And found another one!

Tom showed the Inspector. He wasn't happy that I wasn't standing, so I started to move over and Pas gently set me on my feet. Took his hands away.

"I am sorry you are unwell, but you can see what I cannot! Please, do you see others?"

I looked around. My body shook, and it must've been obvious! But I overheard people who showed things to TS Inspectors in Rainbow, and they were always afraid of collapsing before they got finished. You fall and the bad guy goes free! And no healer can touch you until you finish. I kept going. One Elshar was outside, and they brought him in! I could find 'em far away. Is it telepathy? I wasn't hearing anything like a crowd shouting. This was very quiet. One at a time.