Pearl & Quasit (Pt. 59)

Pearl felt anger surging like a systemic acetylhydrolase actinism breach as she clamped her mouth shut in an herculean effort to remain calm. Million derogatory thoughts flooded her mind as she fought control over her fury, tensely locking hands into her console.

The Phengodidae left Olis V with near flawless nautics under the Yu Qi Queen's deft control. Pearl watched spuriously aplomb, eyes darting from the Yu Qi, to the Mariri, to the instrumentation showing no aberrations.

The Mariri's rotund faces turned placidly towards Pearl. "Her capacities will increase over time. Before long she will learn verbal communications."

Pearl exhaled.