"Luxxa... you're alright?" I asked. I tried to sound concerned, but it was difficult to come off serious when I was squirming in someone's lap.
Luke smiled faintly, squeezing me once more before his arm finally uncoiled. The second I was free, I scrambled to my feet, my face burning. I busied myself with my skirts, smoothing the wrinkled fabric with far more focus than it deserved, hoping the motion would hide the way my tail was still twitching.
A rare, small smile broke through Luxxa's stoic expression. That she didn't even mention the scene somehow made it worse.
"Yes, my Lady. The Star Guard is fine," she said. "Though it was a lot closer than I'd like to admit. That cannon blast tore the hull right off the Azure Wing. It scattered us across the city."
I finally stopped fussing with my dress and looked up, the reality of her words cutting through my embarrassment.
