Brendan removed his vest, which carried the Eks corp symbol, and then led Rafaela along the major pathways of the station. To her surprise no one they passed seemed to notice him especially. Even though her bi-colored hair still drew second looks from many, few people were doing more than glancing at the prince.
No one made exclamations about the prince and his princess, or tried to stop them as they moved away from the announcement venue. No Eks Corp Security team tried to follow them either. She was a bit surprised, and unaccountably relieved when she realized that he was probably leading her to her ship.
Her anxiety increased again when they finally reached the section that she had automatically mapped into her memory library when she'd left her ship with the Eks Corp Security team.
Brendan glanced at her as they made the next corner, and then turned to look her over. "Are you okay? You said that you wanted to visit your ship."
"I'm okay," Rafaela replied quickly.
