There was a knock against the underside of the Conestoga's ramp. Still in bed, Miri tried to ignore it, figuring it was just some solicitor. But then they knocked a second time, more insistently.
Grumbling, she got up and threw on some clothes. "I'm coming, I'm coming," she exclaimed irritably as she heard a third knock, grabbing one of her pistols, just in case. She was still rubbing sleep from her eyes as she staggered over to the ramp.
"Who is it?" she demanded.
"It's your mother. I want to talk to you."
Oh, great. Just great. Miri swallowed. Kyell was probably still in bed, so she sent a silent telepathic message to him: <Get dressed, my mother's here.> Her dread was likely apparent.
She had hoped in vain that this day would never come, and now here it was.
"What's so important that you have to show up unannounced at…" She checked her chrono. It was actually rather late; they had slept in. "…Er, why'd you show up unannounced?"
"Trust me, it's important. Now, little lady, are you going to let me in?"
Dawdling for as long as she could, both to give Kyell more time to prepare and to delay her own suffering, Miri finally took and deep breath and pressed the button to lower the boarding ramp.
Grumbling, she got up and threw on some clothes. "I'm coming, I'm coming," she exclaimed irritably as she heard a third knock, grabbing one of her pistols, just in case. She was still rubbing sleep from her eyes as she staggered over to the ramp.
"Who is it?" she demanded.
"It's your mother. I want to talk to you."
Oh, great. Just great. Miri swallowed. Kyell was probably still in bed, so she sent a silent telepathic message to him: <Get dressed, my mother's here.> Her dread was likely apparent.
She had hoped in vain that this day would never come, and now here it was.
"What's so important that you have to show up unannounced at…" She checked her chrono. It was actually rather late; they had slept in. "…Er, why'd you show up unannounced?"
"Trust me, it's important. Now, little lady, are you going to let me in?"
Dawdling for as long as she could, both to give Kyell more time to prepare and to delay her own suffering, Miri finally took and deep breath and pressed the button to lower the boarding ramp.
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