Seeran looked at Alice. He remembered her when they had first arrived with Council Leader Tosh. He remembered how Vorik stood in front of her, blocking Tosh's view, trying to protect her. "You are Fleet Commander Vorik's mate?" he asked her.
"Yeah, who are you?" she asked. She was being rude. She didn't trust anyone outside of the small group of friends these days. Anyone could be a spy, reporting to Tosh.
"I am Seeran," he told her. Trying to ignore her rudeness. He knew why she was acting that way. She was there when he arrived with Council Leader Tosh. He wasn't trusted not to speak of what he was seeing. "I'm pleased to meet you."
