Then I followed Pirad into his lab. Poor Patasia was terrified of everyone! Pas can’t remove her terminals that way!

I ran over to her. “Patasia—”

“Molly! I was rude to you—”

“It’s okay! Listen, I have two rules you gotta follow.”

She got a blank stare. “I will obey you, Master.”

I rubbed her temples. “Rest when you’re tired. Repeat that, so I know you heard me.” She did.

“My second rule is, see a healer if you don’t feel good. Say it.”

When she did, I got Be~saech in there to look at her progs in the terminals. Good. These were easy to disable.

Pirad got his smug expression. “My terminals will destroy them, gradually. There is no need to port them. I have all the information from them now, and her memories will add to what I know of her slaver.”

“You know about Titan, right?”

“Titan, moon of Saturn? No, I did not.”

“Jog Sa! People from Marenalay! Pardisra’ion Of Zhea~, Sixth Galaxy Minister! Kesi will have to heal him. Snafanas—can you get a ship past him?”

Pirad’s three sets of orange pupils flew apart in his yellow eyes! We must speak with Ray.”

She ported in. “I have the Blue Cube now—”

Ry’nao ported in. He was pale! I bowed low. “Ray, you must not use it! Eriganh will know.”

I touched her shoulder. “You can trade for slaves for Rainbow! You traded with Snafanas. New traders make mistakes, don’t they? You can use Provisional if Asha trades with you.”

Ry’nao smiled. “Do this. Rainbow has many Ishah healers who are happy that they are not starving, who are eager to heal. They already receive many from won disputes, and all slaves from Aryllan worlds are moving to Alb. Taredias made many clones of renowned healers for all of your Rainbow Colonies, and he, Kirnonos and Pirad will move more worlds to Alb if needed. So far, all of the 25 Rainbow Colonies have capacity to heal more. We currently have 5 healers for each unwell.”

I laughed. “Oh, that’s great!

Ray hugged me. “I’ll go get you more slaves! My sister’s on Elshar Mashai now waiting for her test!”

I checked her Alliance record and frowned. “But, look!”

Her holo looked very Elshar, but it said Raylene Elisa Green, Trader Of Earth

and it had the rotating TS seal on it.

She giggled. Waved on her light blue robes.

“This title will not show to your trading partners until your sister passes her test. Trade only as you did when you apprenticed.” Ry’nao smiled. “Enjoy yourself, but be careful. Slavers are watching.”

I waved up my trash. “Want me to write up some descriptions on this stuff?”

“Molly, she can only trade items known in the Traders Circle. Any items from Earth must wait until the Alliance vote Monday.”

I nodded.

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Ray and Asha ran to their room.

Ben took my hand and I felt sweat on it. Time to get married! We went out into the main part of the ship. People stopped talking and watched. I have lots of friends here! My mom’s here? I let her watch, but not interfere. Dad’s trying to rent an apartment. But, a diplomat’s watching him, because slavers are, too.

He startled and waved. Now he wore a white tuxedo with his white sash, and I had the most beautiful and modest white wedding dress ever, with lots of soft lace! Diamonds decorated it. My red ringlets had braids in nine arcs over my head, short arcs because my haircut was longer on the left. I cut it myself. Ben showed me how I looked. Wore a beautiful necklace with white Tessite and rainbow colored stones that sparkled much more than our diamonds.

I recognized the work of Trader Jillem of Fhiah, Fhai who designed beautiful jewelry. Eap ported in and a holo of his parents, King and Queen Of Fhiah stood with him. Angel and her parents ran out here! So did Greg, Deb and Briahh!

My courted paled as he knelt before me. Took my right hand. His parents ported in and his father put his hands on Binneas’ wide shoulders. “Molly Bradford Brown, Student of Earth, I, Binneas, Diplomat of Fhiah. I wish to ask that you become my wife in this Petition of Marriage. You have important work and I wish to help in it. I love you so, I barely speak! I, Binneas, Diplomat of Fhiah, ask you, Molly, will you marry me, by the Ancient Protocols of Fhiah and Zhea~, and Marietta? I will do all that I can to please you.” Yellow sweat sparkled on all of his exposed skin.

“Oh, I feel like a princess! Yes! I, Molly Bradford Brown Of Earth, Queen Of Rainbow Colonies, do wish to marry you, Binneas, Diplomat of Fhiah, by the Ancient Protocols of Fhiah and Zhea~! I am very happy today, my love!” I looked away. Shared our happiness telepathically will all our friends. Held his hand very lightly. Everyone on the ship cheered!

Ben fainted! I sang healing. White light glowed around us. He looked up with a huge smile. “Eap, help us!”

Theapet added his hands as I finished a stanza of Ode to Joy and laughed. “O, my friend, you share a mindlink, and it is even! Molly, did you mean to Join minds?"

“Oh, I meant to ask—but you wanted to do that and I refused, the other time! I’m glad you wanted —” I giggled. “I think we better go share our memories now. I’ll need an army of clones to send my Rainbows!”

Fa helped Ben up. Pale, but okay. We followed Pirad into his lab.

Pirad clicked his face into his smugface. “Greg and Briahh improved my methods. I can now do instant recloning! Think of which qualities you wish added to you.” He directed that at Ben, since I was already recloned, by Pinda.

I asked Ryee if Pirad could add his mind to me, which shocked him!

Ea, you may share my mind. Perhaps Ay would let you share hers also.

I would love that!

Yes, you may. I cannot imagine what help my turmoil would be to you—

Adia, you don't know how much I have! I need help with it. Ryee's mind helps you, and I can learn from that. Hope this isn't embarrassing you!

Then her mind answered from inside me. I can answer questions, but it is not embarrassing. Not like a mindlink, but ability to remember how they solved problems. Adia had a lot of similar feelings, that I had, of not feeling competent or overwhelmed by her new role as Queen Of Ye~. Feelings I needed help with!

Ben added a lot of minds. His parents'. Theas and Eap let him add theirs! About ten of his ancestors! And, his brothers'. All five of 'em were alive in Fhiah! Pirad revived most of Burial Chambers. He was shocked to learn that he had 5 more brothers who died before he was born, on Esteerr! Ray defeated Satauuver this morning?! I was here, but I didn’t know. Already there are big changes from the Alb System I knew, three years from now, when I created Rainbow.

Through the Diplomatic Link, that giant mindlink diplomats get, I learned that Pirad and his clones were nearly finished reviving all of the Alb System's Burial Chambers. Theaspaura, King Of Fhiah, went to Biehshah and finally convinced all their Council to allow clones! A major accomplishment! He already went to Thorde and convinced them! Mike and Mica are there with him and Goes’ 5th clone. They’ve been working hard today.

He touched my head, then white light flashed. Ben took a lot more minds so I could access 'em. My thoughtful husband took just about every healer. Hoped he could handle it! Flash!

“Now I shall carry you over the threshold!” Ben swept me off the table with a hop, and we landed in my room!

A beautiful nine-poster bed in deep blue had the rainbow quilt Toni made for me and lots of lace on the canopy to match! I sighed. “I love this!” Neat shelves the same color decorated the red-violet walls. All my stuff had a place! Even the ceiling had shelves.

“O, I am happy this pleases, dear wife!”

“Would it hurt Fa and Mea's feelings if we had a house in MarKu?”

“Nae at all!” Ben put me on the bed. “O, love rises!”

We had bellsongs that shook the walls! Laughed like two kids rolling on the floor! Who needs sex?

After a while, we stopped and I put my head on Ben's chest. Happy. Content.

But, he needs to share memories for my clones. They might want husbands. Hmm.