Epilogue
They were almost to the home planet when his wrist device vibrated, signaling an incoming transmission, "Greetings, Shesú-"
She interrupted him, "Stop courting the ooman. Do not take her to Yaut."
Kain'n cocked his head.
"I've watched the bio mask recordings you have of her, and cross referenced them with the information we have of Earth. She is a badblood, Kain'n."
He snorted, "Untrue."
"I was able to pull up ooman files on her and translate them. She has been guilty of theft, smuggling, possession of unlawful weapons, and the sale of illegal substances. She will bring dishonor to your name."
"She is not a badblood!" Kain'n snarled, ending the transmission.
After a moment, Kain'n let out a tense breath. He had to take what Shesaúda had said into consideration. Yautja's valued honor and honesty too much to have a high crime rate. Few would even suspect an alien of theft, it was so uncommon in their culture. If Samantha were to be caught though, the punishment would be severe...Kain'n had wanted her, and in the end he'd got her. Now he just had to curb the ooman's behavior before she condemned them both.
~Te mutunga~ (Maori for "The end")