Harper
was just coming out of the Maru, having checked and made sure that everything
there was O.K. He was the first to see them.
"Rommie, Rev, they've got Beka." He started to run to meet them, then
stopped. He feared he'd be in the way. They rushed past him into Andromeda. It
was bad, really bad, he could tell.
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"She's got hypthermia and severe frostbite."
Trance told Dylan. "I'm trying to get her body tempature up and I'm doing
everything I can to save her and avoid permanent damage."
"I know you are." They both looked over at Beka, who was wrapped up in blankets.
"At least we got to her in time." Trance pointed out.
"Barely." There was an edge to his voice and Trance could tell he was angry.
"What are you going to do?"
"To be honest, Trance, I don't know. I haven't really had time to give the matter much thought. But, I thought she was smarter than this. To go off on a wild goose chase and risk everything?"
"But, that's Beka. I'm not trying to make excuses for her or to say that what she did was right. I'm just saying that the kind of person she is that makes her an asset can also make her a liability. In that, she's no different from any of us."
"In other words, nobody's perfect, right Trance?"
"Something like that." She grinned at him.
"All right, Trance. I can accept that. I still reserve the right as captain of this ship tobawl her out over this."
"Of course. I wouldn't have it any other way."
He turned to leave. "Just get her better, that's all."