Interlude Four

"Wait wait wait," said Edriss, her hip slung to one side, hand resting on it. "Better than either of us? I would think that she would have been a bit mentally retarded with some of Esplin's DNA. This has to be a joke."

Edriss had given up on trying to get herself out of the whole situation, and decided to see it as comedic entertainment. It was amusing how the Andalite child got involved in the whole thing as the pet. She stood just behind him, looking over his shoulder at the screen of the council of thirteen. She would have expected Garoff to be more intelligent than that.

The Ellimist looked at her sympathetically. He put a hand on her shoulder as if trying to consol her, but she rolled her eyes. "This isn't a joke," he replied, shaking his head. His voice was slow as if he wanted it to slowly sink in, as if she was distraught and shocked. She wasn't and she felt quite annoyed. "I hope you see why it wasn't meant to be."

Edriss decided to play along with it and sighed 'heavily'.