"My apologies," Serena said quickly, stretching out a hand to the man she had just floored.
His eyes widened slightly before he looked away and waved dismissively. She nodded and withdrew her hand, they were done for this bout. Charlotte had suddenly disappeared to attend to one of her oddities and she had conveniently slipped under everyone's radar.
Serena walked over a rack and ran the rag over her face and sighed, when she lowered the piece of cloth she nearly jumped back. There Ryker stood with crossed arms and a raised brow. She lowered hand slowly and dropped the rag back on the rack and glanced at the guard behind her.
He was up on his feed straightening his clothes and wiping the dust off them but it was not the guard Ryker was looking at. It was Serena, herself, that he was looking at.
"Ryker," she began.
"Beta…It's Beta Ryker," he corrected.
She nodded. "Beta Ryker," Serena said with a smile.
