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Vo-Nam? Georan? Geo? Man-Soon-To-Rule? He-Who-Scowls-Too-Much?”
    Corza’s laughter boomed, her head dropping back with it. She waved her hands in the air, gasping for breath. “Madeline, I think you and I will be fast friends.” She flicked a finger at her glaring brother. “And call him Geo since it’ll bug the hell out of me if you call him anything else.”
    I peered up at the rebellion leader and cocked my head.
    The bastard sighed. “Geo is fine.” His eyes narrowed to thin purple slits. “Madeline.”
    I nodded. “Wonderful.” My attention honed on his armor. I even lifted my right index finger and ran the pad of it over his breastplate. I furrowed my brows once more in concentration. It wasn’t completely the same material I had experience with. This was softer to the touch. I glanced up at him, ignoring his own furrowing brow at my action, and asked, “May come closer to examine this further?”
    He blinked. “If you were any closer, Human, you would be pressed against me.”
    I snorted softly. I wasn’t that close to him. “That’s a no then.” My chest heaved in disappointment, and I peered to Corza. “Do you have more of the armor? I’d love to learn about it. I was an operator-in-training on Joyal. I have a natural curiosity to puzzles I can’t figure out.”
    Her hair was flipped over her shoulder. “I’m sure we have a few where we’re going.”
    “Perfect!” I almost bounced on my feet in excitement.
    Her eyes widened in shock at my elation. “What exactly is an operator-in-training?”
    I stopped moving and my nose scrunched. “Well, I actually tended to blow things up a lot.” I held up a quick finger. “But it was all in the name of science and furthering technology.”
    Her chin started trembling, and she peered to her brother. “Don’t fret, Geo. We’ll keep an eye on her.”
    He grunted, and glanced behind him. “Speaking of that, where is your mate? Xri was supposed to be watching her.”
    I mumbled under my breath, “I’m not that bad.”
    Geo didn’t even look at me, his eyes still scanning. “Yes, you are.”
    I crossed my arms and lifted my chin. “Explain, please.”
    “The mere fact you’re not in line with the other Humans is a perfect example.”
    “My apologies, Kireg, that I don’t always follow the rules.”
    Cold purple eyes quickly met mine. “That is the exact reason why you need watching.”
    My mouth snapped shut, stopping my cutting remark, when Corza stepped between us. She placed her hands on his cheeks, cupping them. Her words were quiet. “Xri is using the facilities. You know he hates flying. It upsets his stomach terribly.” She went up on tiptoe and pecked his lips with hers. My eyes opened as large as saucers, unable to comprehend what I was witnessing. Her mouth opened to say something else, but both their heads snapped in my direction. After evaluating my features, she snickered softly, and murmured, “It is a sign of affection, Madeline. It’s called a kiss.”
    I swiped my right hand in front of my face and shook my head. “No, it’s not that. Jasmine already spoke with me before I left Joyal, and even tried to prepare me for the Kireg and Mian’s way of living. But I am confused. I thought species breeding between siblings created mutations; therefore, they aren’t done by any civilization.”
    Geo stared. Blinked. Then he gently pushed his sister’s hands off his face, a scowl forming on his as he peered at her. “You like this Human so much? You can deal with that shit.” He turned and stalked away.
    “Be careful out there, brother,” Corza called after him.
    “Always and forever,” he muttered over his shoulder.
    Corza took my arm again and pulled me toward the end of the Human’s line. She stayed there with me, our arms linked, and whispered, “Siblings do not breed, Madeline. A kiss can be given, even if two people aren’t sexual. It’s merely a sign of affection, as I stated.”
    My blink was gradual, a