F-211-Lia: Spanial (Hyperspace to Mundo Zargo), Kort’s Cabin
Sincerely, “Of course, that’s never in question.”
He thinks for a second before changing the subject.
“There is something I want to ask you, if I may?”
Assuming she doesn’t say ‘no’ he continues.
“What’s your take on Oliver? I originally dismissed him as a cyberweeb Karmen’s hired for some odd jobs, but then he found that Vid, supposedly in the trash…
“Makes me wonder?”
Lia makes a rueful face.
“I don’t think he was supposed to find that, nor did he have any idea what he’d recovered. Bit of an awkward moment all round.”