On Kaz’s plane were Bea and Julia, Alia and Helene and Harsha and Mayling. Again, the night was uneventful apart from the two extra landings. Nial was piloting Kaz’s plane over the water on the last leg. Kaz and Stella were curled up together on a bag.
“Kaz, unhand that woman,” said Nial forgetting that the communicator was on. “Kelly’s watching you two boys.”
Az heard. An almost audible clunk went off in his brain. He was supposed to make the first move. Not Li. Of course! Now all Kelly’s remarks made sense. He and Kaz were being warned off, not the girls. This was going to take a bit of adjusting to. He’d better tell Kaz.