Kia's Biehshah Gift

Part 3 Pirad Vs. Garat

Garat came in. "I need that lawyer. Why is he sleeping? How long do Areonians sleep, anyway? Pirad, you may reclone any of us you wish. I will give you materials. I just spoke with Minister Suan and he will allow us to have clones. I showed him the memories Eanne~ shared with me. In the New Healing, we may do a lot of things we feared to do—"

"Eriganh and Rentappenen are still a threat—"

"But, if the New Healing is begun—"

"We are not supposed to be discussing this!" Pirad clicked his face into frozen dismay, but he planted his foot on Garat's left knee, with a pop!

"But, how are we to make any decisions regarding this New Healing, if we cannot discuss it?" He stomped his left foot so hard, he bounced off the ceiling, then the floor, and Pirad yanked him down.

"We cannot!" He put his elbow on Garat's right ear.

"I say we must!" Garat pushed Pirad's neck down. The scuffle brought them into the main area of the ship. Ir and I followed.

An Elshar laughed. "Must you wrestle? An Elshar can argue without those ridiculous—"

Garat snapped into standing with one arm at his side and the other pointing at the man. "I need a TS Inspector!"

An Elshar in black robes strode to them. Glared at Garat. "I am a busy man—"

"He interrupted my trade!"

The blond-curled Elshar glared at the other Elshar, whose eyes turned black. "Are you mad, to dispute with a Biehshah? Do you know how many lawyers this man, Garat, Minister Of Leheren, has at his call? Do you know he is a minister of Biehshah Council? Wave up your trades!"

The man did. Inspector looked at his screens of trades, a lot of them. "I do not see a trade with Garat."

"I do not trade with Biehshah!"

"A master trader would." He sniffed.

But, I recognized the man from when Ir got hurt on Columbia, one of the Earthan Colonies Earth'll have later. "He intoxicated Nirpam, Diplomat Of—" Where was he from?"

The Inspector glared at me. "Pah, an Earthan! If you are to address me about a dispute, do you know who is involved? Do not bother—"

"Andrisch, I am Nirpam, Diplomat Of Escet Vu." By him was his Thordes buddy, Rishan, who was also with him that day. His blue skin paled to white, and his blond curls jiggled by his ears. He's even younger than he was when this happened. "He intoxicated me in Prov 41. I sat with my healer 4 months. See my memories. TS could nae find him when we filed our case."

Andrisch waved and studied a screen. "Your healer told me you could not remember who attacked you. Injuries can confuse a man, he said."

"See my memories." Rishan stared at the Elshar. I wanted to show him, too, but Pirad blocked me. I might injure him, and even Ry'nao couldn't save me from Ih Esta if that happened! Elshar trader police!

But, Andrisch waved up another Elshar's hologram.

They stared at each other, then this older Elshar glared at this one. "Dirisch, you are a slopfah! I dismissed you from the Council Of Prov 9 when you tried to take slaves. Inspector, see my memories! I will not have this man leave where he stands." You know it's bad when an Elshar compares someone to a living toilet.