For a moment, Lucky wondered if something had gone wrong with her suit. There was such a long delay, that she couldn’t be sure. But then the voice returned. It sounded about the same as before—barely suppressing anger, brimming with righteous indignation. Yet still calm, somehow. This time, it had been tinged with the slightest hint of surprise. “Don’t waste your time trying to conceal your nature with me. I know how little you care about her. If you cared, you wouldn’t have abandoned her to fly back to the Empire alone.”