Morning Meetings

Melody and Ellie didn’t have time to talk to each other for quite a while because Malcolm and Jordan were so focused on what they planned to do. Ellie and Melody didn’t find out what the other’s opinion about all of this was until far later.

Right now, Malcolm and Jordan were introducing them to person after person. Their names, positions, and attitudes were a whirl for Melody. She ended up asking for something to take notes with. She expected paper and a pen. What Malcolm handed her was a tablet, and Malcolm told her to keep it. It was connected to the pack’s indoor systems, and she could access anything she wanted or needed. When she looked more closely, he’d given her his personal tablet. That made her wonder about the security and why wasn’t he concerned about her being a security risk?

It was like an old-fashioned staff introduction to a grand house. As breakfast ran its course and fewer people entered looking for their morning meal. The purpose of the r