Balance of Power
“They were, in fact, quite the best accommodation I’d had since leaving Earth—and, on reflection, a good deal better than anything I’d ever enjoyed on Earth. They had central heating, private bathrooms, and good furniture. They were less spacious than Piet’s, but otherwise similar. We all had three rooms each. There were no connecting doors, but we were all on the same corridor.
I wasted no time in seeking out Mariel as soon as I was rid of Anna, who had been appointed to show me where everything was.
She was testing the softness of the bed, and apparently finding it to her liking.
“Too soft,” I said. “Give you a backache.”
I sat down in a chair. All Ak’lehrian chairs had high backs. Most of them also had long legs, but the ones in our rooms had been specially shortened for humans.
“Heavy,” she said. She wasn’t talking about the bed, “All right,” I said. “Let’s start with Piet.”
“He’s mad,” she observed.
“We already knew that. What’s his immediate reaction to us?”
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