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“Maybe it’s not what they do, it’s what they know.”
Stari scanned my expression.
“They know something?” she said. “About us?”
“I don’t know,” I admitted.
Stari leaned in close to me.
“I understand you’re in love with this dude,” she said. “But that doesn’t mean he has any kind of supernatural powers.”
“I’m not saying he does,” I said.
How could I put this in a way she could understand?
“Sometimes, when something occurs, did you know, deep in your gut, that it would happen?” I said. “Maybe there’s something wrong with an engine or a mechanic is lying to you about the work he did on an engine—”
Stari folded her arms.
“My mechanics never lie to me,” she said.
“Okay. Then you know something. You can’t explain how you know, you just do. That’s what he’s feeling right now. He knows they’re up to something. He’s seen the same expression on their faces a thousand times. He doesn’t trust them.”
“Nobody trusts a Changeling.”
I wasn’t getting through to her. I needed to push a little harder.
“During our whole journey to the shuttlecraft, Chax knew how to handle the Changelings we came across,” I said. “Without him, I never would have gotten anywhere.”
“Without him, you never would have been involved in this in the first place,” she said pointedly.
I held up my hands. Fair enough.
“It’s better to be safe than sorry,” I said.
Stari smiled to herself.
“Better to be safe than sorry,” she said. “I like that. Do you have any ideas on how we’re supposed to get this information out of them?”
“I guess by questioning them?”
Stari made a fart noise with her lips.
“Those two don’t know what the word truth means,” she said. “Every word they say is probably a lie. We can’t believe anything they tell us.”
“Then maybe we don’t need to question them,” I said. “Try running scans.”
“We already took their tracking devices away,” Stari said. “What else could it be?
She threw up her hands.
“Fine,” she said. “We’ll run the tests. But don’t be surprised if they don’t show anything. Is there anything else you wanted while I’m busy doing your bidding?”
I gnawed at my lower lip.
How was I supposed to say I wanted her to release Chax from his cell? I decided honesty was the best policy.
I told her Chax’s whole story—including his family back home and the Changelings threatening to hurt them if he didn’t do as they said.
