The onslaught of job woes and various time sucks continues and I’m lucky to get to this every other week.

I’m switching back to Behind Blue eyes. We left off with Aneirin and Kaleo heading for his home. THey’re just about to one of them.

“I guess. I should have known a fan…a Merchanter would have servants.”

Aneirin didn’t know what word Kaleo had bitten off, but assumed it was some derogatory slum term for the Merchant class. “I have only a few here, more planet side.”

He looked around the shuttle bay. “This isn’t your home?”

“Yes, well it’s my orbital condo. I often stay here when I’m working in the remote lab, but I spend a lot of time planet side as well. Grimoald, my majordomo travels with me. Setak is the maid, though we have servos for much of that and Danil cooks when needed and there is security as well. They all live in the orbital colony but not necessary here in my condo. They are very well paid for it,” Aneirin said, realizing how stiff it sounded.

Kaleo dropped his chin against his chest. “I didn’t mean…I’m sorry. Guess I don’t know how you live.” He patted Kaleo’s shoulder. “I’m sure I have misconceptions about slum life as well. We’ll both be learning for the foreseeable future.

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