Noriama: Chapter 19
“Sughouri?”
A passing fancy flit through Sughouri’s mind. She didn’t have to answer Kristiana when she called. What would that do to them, to be cut off? How would they react?
“Yes?” she answered, the moment past.
“What are you doing? You’re not supposed to be up for another two hours.”
“Couldn’t sleep,” Sughouri shrugged. “Things to do today, so might as well get started.”
“Such as?” Victoria now. They all suspected. They had to have suspected for days now. They were watching her vitals every second of every hour. For all her naivete about space and the sciences, Victoria wasn’t stupid about people. Besides, they could see where she was heading.