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Lyra was stunned and just stood there, staring.
Himyana cocked her head. “Are you done, Kresso?”
“Just one more test. Audio output.” He smiled. “That one can be down on the floor.”
She nodded and stepped to the edge of the table before jumping down. “Audio output?” She was just pretending that the previous contacts hadn’t happened and part of her core hadn’t melted just because she sniffed him and he sucked her finger.
Himyana nodded and stroked her belly. “The Su’ath have a very pronounced sense of hearing, and they used to have a type of siren in their omega bloodlines. If you are Su’ath by origin, you might have those skills as well. Audio control or sub-sonic and hyper-sonic signals.”
“In regular speech?”
“They sing.”
“Oh, I am not good at singing.”
Kresso chuckled. “This isn’t a judgment of your singing voice, just your audio output. If you have the secondary vocal cords, they will be apparent on the sampling.”
She nodded and scooted closer to Himmy for protection. “How do you know about the voices, Himmy?”
She grimaced. “That was how they caught us. Sonic attack. We just went down. I looked up the attacks later and found the reference to the sirens calling their mates.”
“You think I am one of them?”
“I think we need to know if you are or aren’t.”
Kresso got more equipment together and rigged a mic that attached to Lyra’s ear and was suspended in front of her lips.
“Okay. Sing anything.”
Lyra blushed. “I am really bad at singing.”
“It doesn’t matter. Yell, scream. Whatever.”
Lyra closed her eyes, opened her mouth, and sang a scale.
Kresso said softly. “Do it again.”
Lyra sang scales up and down until he said, “Got it.”
She exhaled and took the earpiece off. “So, what passes for music here?”
Kresso smiled. “Ask Himmy. She used to be in a band before she became a defender on Peltin.”
Lyra looked at Himmy. “You did?”
“Thanks, Kresso. Folks have mostly forgotten that.” Himmy sighed.
“You still have a fan club in the guards.” Kresso was smiling as he went through readouts.
Himmy narrowed her eyes at him. “Zip it, brother.”
Imko was standing and entering notes into a tablet. He glanced toward the metal shutters and scowled.
Lyra caught on. “The research station wants me back in their custody.”
Himmy clutched her hand and then yanked her in for a hug. Lyra squawked as she was held against the other woman, and she returned the hug.
Kresso chuckled. “One way or another, Himmy, you can’t keep her.”
