‘Which homesteader are you from?’ Pei asked. ‘Hmm? Oh,’ Dr Miriyam said with a glance at her arm. ‘You know what this is.’ ‘I do.’ The doctor smiled as she worked. ‘I’m from the Ratri.’ Pei smiled blue. She knew the name. ‘I have a friend from the Asteria.’ The Exodan gave her a quick look and a wry smile. ‘Our waterball team is better.’ The blue in Pei’s cheeks freckled with green. ‘He’d fight you on that.’ ‘Yeah, well, he’d lose, just like his team does under pressure.’
