Dani took a deep breath and made her way outside. A nearby group of soldiers stopped talking as she did, David running to her from the middle of them.
“Hey, got you a ship,” he beamed. “Come with me.”
Dani smiled to the group of rebel soldiers as they hurried past, and couldn’t help but wonder if she’d ever feel welcomed in their group, as they only returned the gesture with cold stares.
David took her around a group of buildings to a field where several of the fighters sat like peaceful stones. Two were singled out from the rest, and David bee-lined for the pair. “Here they are, one for me, and one for you, fresh off the line.”
Dani ran her fingertips over the glossy exterior. The shardstone fighters were truly things of beauty.
“I think I’ll name this one Diane, too,” David said a
