That was an interesting way to put it. While she had her rising suspicions on him and Lash, there would be little to no way to confirm it: those two were in a world of their own.

"Well whatever you call it, you might as well have been leaving your back exposed!" Kaya insisted. "In case you forgot, you're not exactly the most popular member on the Council! You don't think I trust everyone on the ship to leave you be, do you?"