Maddison, Karly - Time Slip [the Xephon Alliance 1] (Siren Publishing Classic)

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“She was used to being an educated and liberated Earth woman. She was used to the power her education and knowledge gave her when she was in familiar Earth systems, and the respect it commanded there. Here, she had nothing. The captain told her what to do, and she jumped through his hoop. Tinny snatched at her resting hand suddenly and enveloped it in his much larger one, pulling her up.
“Come wif me to the meal,” he said in his faulty English. Was it evening already? Obediently, she followed hi...m down to the dining hall where the mixed crews assembled to eat at such times. He sat up at the top, near the captain, with her against him on the left, a completely different scenario from her last meal. He had high rank here, though she didn’t really understand their ranking system, apart from who the captain of their vessel was. She caught site of Lunox and Tipha further down the table, staring at her curiously and giving Tinny pitying looks that he didn’t bother to acknowledge.
Plates with some kind of steaming, cooked grain, similar to rice with a yellowish tint to it and a slightly nutty taste, passed along the table.MoreLess Read More Read Less