She gives a little half shrug, and moves to place the next set of plates on the bench, arranging them in order with the others. It's beginning to look like an arm.
"Yes. Well, I can scan for their technology, so I have ways of checking. But the fear still haunts me. That someone I know and trust will be in my chambers and I will see their face shift. I will see the mask fall away and my enemy will reveal himself, deep inside my defenses. Even when I know it's not a possibility, that fear never really goes away."
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"Yes. Well, I can scan for their technology, so I have ways of checking. But the fear still haunts me. That someone I know and trust will be in my chambers and I will see their face shift. I will see the mask fall away and my enemy will reveal himself, deep inside my defenses. Even when I know it's not a possibility, that fear never really goes away."