"So, lady Germaine, tell us about earth?" Gilga asked as she worked on Germaine's hair. "Are the men comely?" One of the girls working with her giggled, but she continued. "And is there magic? What special skills do people have there?" Germaine felt the attention of the other four girls peak as they waited for her to reply. They were making her look suitable enough for the send-off ball the chiefs were giving her and the others who were going in search of the talisman. She had been treated like a queen, ever since coming back from finding one of the Orks. She didn't know how to feel about it. She figured talking about Earth was the least she could do. She cleared her parched throat, wondering how she was going to word what she had to say. They had been working on her for the better pa

