"Please, keep reminding me." She shook her head. "Now that we have gotten around to tests, what happened back there when I fled that projectile weapons barrage? I mean, I… flew… didn't I?" She couldn't believe she was saying that.
Apparently your link to hyperspace supplies you with the ability to propel yourself through the air. Yes, you flew, and I wouldn't wonder if that ability to fly would also extend to doing so in the vacuum of space. Of course, in that case there are other problems, among them being the problem of breathing.
"Speaking of tests, what about you, Roby? You said that I am your interface now. Can you explain that further?"
My interactions with the world now emanate, not as before from the gold Star of Arista on your belt, but apparently from your entire body. This is as new to me as it is for you. However, I think there may be some unexpected advantages to our merger. We already know that humans employ intuition that jumps past logic. When I threw out those scans to monitor the vicinity when we first got here, I not only picked up the readings I did, like that man who employed the optical recorder, but I also instantly absorbed from the various people present this region's main language, something called English, plus several others called Spanish, Polish, German and Chinese spoken by individuals present in that structure. Apparently my neural overlay field has become stronger and reads more deeply. Your humanity somehow, because of our merger, enabled me to get from the people information not directly available via ordinary scans. And because of our merger, if you search your mind, I think you may find you instantly learned those languages as well as I did.
She rummaged through her mind and found herself astonished. "Wow, that's spooky. Mind-reading?"
It astonishes my logic circuits. The royal AI paused. I have never been confused before now. I wonder if this is inherited from your humanity also, this ability to feel overwhelmed?
The Aristan princess' brows rose. "Well, take it easy. Don't overload yourself. We've both gone through a lot today."
Mothering me, are you? Roby chuckled.
"I suppose I am!" she laughed, amazed that she could laugh. "Now, can we go find that man?"
Perhaps we ought to wait until dark? It looks to be evening soon. We ought to keep your presence here a secret. There are too many unknowns.
"Um, are you forgetting we appeared in the middle of that structure quite publicly, and they tried to blast me, and that man had an optical recording device, and all that? How can my presence be kept a secret?"
I mean, we should find a way to keep your current whereabouts a secret so these people cannot find you unless you want to be found. Just because some of them employed physical projectile weapons does not mean they do not have powerful energy weapons like our blasters that could perhaps harm you, if not outright incinerate you.
"Okay, I'll go with that. Waiting for night is fine. You wanted to see the stars anyway to get an idea of our location," she nodded. Then, seeing the broken tree, she added, "Maybe we should move away from here, though. Who knows what the destruction of a tree may mean to them?"
I agree. Scans detect no humans in that direction. There is a sheltered dip in the land that should shield you from curious eyes.
She took to her feet and within two steps, lifted from the ground and flew to the dip, marveling at the ease with which she coursed effortlessly through the air. It thrilled her to fly! She arrived at the target location, and then she and her AI began their wait until nightfall, talking and speculating, but realizing there were as yet too few answers.
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