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What Dram had not known was her instructions to those arranging seating, ensuring he was sat opposite her, although if you had asked Dram, he would have told you, he felt quite safe with her across from him at the table !
There were quite a few moments during the banquet when she had caught him looking at her. She had laughed at his tales about his visit to her homeworld, admired him. Truth was, not many Humana, other than the occasional ones visiting for trade reasons, ever spent time on Bexes. Famous for its art and music, its people, its culture.
Few lingered, scared of its tales of strange creatures and happenings, most based on folklore spread and exaggerated ! He kept asking questions about the Animorphing, having, so he said, failed to find out much at all about it? She teased him by taunting him and then to his humiliation, repeated what he had told Nathan!
That was when she saw for the first time, how he went quiet. He was actually embarrassed! Humana emotions! Yet many Humana bragged they had been seduced by an Animorph, but you, she thought, you actually were!
He had, though she had made, to those present, some fun of what he had said, especially about the kiss, been very close to the truth. Too close for someone, who didn’t know the facts about the Animorph kiss! That takes some doing, because we are a very careful species and very, very selective, about who we let in on our secrets.
Again he had been right about those Bexians, male and female who abused their gifts.
They however, were very few and far between as we might say. Rare.There were other things he did and said, that she liked and his eyes she definitely liked his eyes, they were smaller than hers certainly when she morphed but they seem to shine particularly when you smile she thought, there is a definate glint there.
She grabbed Jes’s attention when she joined them later, your brother must have a lot of admirers Jes ‘Don’t talk to me about that !’ Jes muttered, looking at her brother, ‘I’d like to meet the woman that could tie him down ‘
Soniette smiled her tongue flickered darting out from her mouth, ‘I think a few women would like to do just that ‘ Jes realised what she had said and the real meaning a couple of seconds later she laughed.
Dram had spoken with his sister but the conversation between them was seldom more than a few words, his attention was definitely elsewhere! Soniette! Still provoking him!
He teased her back and at one stage remarked how beautiful she was, teasing her? Taunting her?
He paused, staring at her, looking deep into her eyes. She found herself staring back, he was almost saying ‘I want you’ but she realised, it was not what he was saying, simply a mirror of what she was thinking.
Dram had in all fairness, sipped quite a few drinks. Similar to our alcoholic beverages.
Not enough to make him intoxicated beyond reason. If anything, he was more alert, more responsive. Maybe that was the reason he had become far more relaxed to the point he was now staring into her eyes as he softly whispers to her.
“Such a shame the old story isn’t true about the drug induced seduction by your species I bet if it were true it really would be something, as I heard that during the love making the senses for both of them are heightened beyond all comparison.
Is that true or is it just another miners tale? As for those wishing to become Animorphs?” “Seems to me’ Soniette replied ‘You’ve been listening to tales, if it were possible to become one of us, what makes you think our species would welcome such an invasive action by another species? Cross breeding? “
Dram was not put out by her mocking him. “So you are saying it never happens? “ “The whole process is extremely dangerous and puts the species at risk, fatal in most cases. Bexians keep to themselves for a reason, my species is incompatible with a lot of others. Cross breeding is a violation of our species. I don’t lose any sleep over those who indulge in it, ending up dead.
All Bexians know of the ruling by your Galicia, interbreeding of species is forbidden.” “Only amongst those who don’t consent to it! “ “So you would consent to it and take the risk? “ “If you loved someone, whatever their species how could you say no? “
“Because you risk your life! Those fools who play with drugs, to change their species DNA so that they can match others species, because they’re in love with them as you say! Are fools! Most never survive! “ “When the heart rules the head maybe they find it hard to be anything but true to themselves and prepared to take the risk.
Of course the Bexian females have that serum they produce withn their bodies that they can inject into their host. It is said it helps the host by producing a chemical balance within our Humana bodies.Allows us, to mate with your species, without the nasty side effects.
Humana in particular it’s been shown, are closely related to most species found in the Qiverse, your race is no exception. Despite the Animorph traits, there are distinct similarities that match, in every sense of the
word. Why I, could see some mutual attraction and your females have a reputation, for being stunning in looks!”
“The substance you talk about is created to heighten the senses of our males, OUR males. I am aware that it causes chemical changes in your species DNA that tends to create radical DNA changes within the Humana, causing transforming abilities, in part, to match some of our Animorphic traits.
Again I remind you of the Galicia ruling, the penalty is execution of any female who disobeys that order! No species, in this instance, a Bexian female, is permitted to mate with another species, love or no love, inject them with the intention to cause them physical changes, more in tune with our species, deliberately to secure a mate.”
“But it has happened and sometimes actually works!”
“Yes! To my knowledge RARE. Despite the Galicia ruling which we don’t though I wonder sometimes, if we should, enforce it, execute the female.
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