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It’d taken him far too long to reach his destination.

Trekking through the jungle back to the road that ran through it had taken days. More days than he had the heart to count.

And the longer he was away from her, the more terrified he became.

What if he was too late?

Sohut let out a breath as he stood in front of the exchange.

Before him, hover vehicles zoomed in and out carrying shoppers, all unaware of the fact that before them was a Merssi with his world crumbling around him.

As he moved forward, there was only one thing on his mind.

It kept him focused.

Focused enough that he could walk into the exchange hardly clothed and injured.

He was drawing the attention of the beings around him.

The exchange was packed. There was hardly even space to walk.

Yet, the crowd of shoppers parted to let him through and he could feel their gazes.

Or maybe it was the fact he had an adorable slizz on his shoulder.

Either way, the beings around him were not his concern.

After buying a fresh healing serum and administering it, he’d moved through the sketchier sections of the exchange searching for a distorter to purchase.

Distorters were rare illegal tech but he was sure he could find one.

Word from some of the sellers suggested the stall he was in front of might have exactly what he needed.

Rapping on the metal window of the stall, Sohut waited.

After a few moments, a slot opened in the window and the seller spoke.

“What.”

Great customer service.

“I’m looking for a distorter,” Sohut spoke in a low tone.

There was a pause before, “What do you want it for?”

Sohut’s jaw clenched and he resisted the urge to reach his hand through the slot and close it around the seller’s throat.

“None of your business.”

“Fifty teruva coins,” the seller said after a few moments.

Sohut’s jaw clenched again.

Nobody had fifty teruva coins just hanging about and he didn’t have time to phek around.

The seller was mostly hidden and the slot that he looked through from his stall was only on the level of Sohut’s chest.

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