บท 168: Paranoia

The meeting was only an excuse to give Ambassador Yeza the chance to question Khan about the mutated Niqols. The other young aliens mostly exchanged superficial talks or probed each other's view of the relationship between the two species.

Creating a psychological profile of the recruits that the Global Army had decided to send to [The Pure Trees] could only help the Niqols since those humans would probably continue to occupy important political positions. The young aliens took note of how they reacted to various stimuli, be it teases, drinks, sudden questions, or statements that put some pressure on them.

Only Liiza struggled to make it hard for Veronica and understand how the girl's mind worked. Liiza was too anxious about Khan remaining alone with her mother, and having one of his suitors in front of her didn't help.