Alien mermen? Snippet from Rishalt for #WeWriWa #SciFiRom

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I’m posting snippets from the beginning of my WIP, Rishalt, Book 2 of Taxyon Space. The story begins on the submarine Galileo Station on Jupiter’s moon, Europa, shortly after the end of Book 1. A strange sphere has appeared in the ocean outside the station. 
Rishalt, Book 2 of Taxyon Space
Draft BlurbYou can read last week’s snippet here – : https://auroraspringer.blogspot.com/2018/01/iridescent-sphere-snippet-from-rishalt.htmlThe final sentence was: “It’s the Warrish,” she cried.  I’ve skipped a couple of lines and abused punctuation to fit.
Her cool voice penetrating the shocked silence, Astrid asked, “The alien mermen you met?” “Not mermen, but humanoid,” Nikki said. “No tails or scales; they have legs and gill slits.” “They’ve come back?” Deirdre Foster, the director, asked. “Kiron predicted they would decide to speak with us,” Nikki flushed in anticipation of seeing her lover again. “He believed their leaders favored an alliance with Earthers, as they call humans.” Fifteen days ago, he had met her briefly in the deserted Warrish base and given her a token of his affection. She fingered his gift, the copper bracelet on her wrist engraved with his family emblems. “The Warrish?” Major Tarlick scowled. “Is it an attack?”

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