Chapter Fifteen
Notifying Garnce of their departure, Byron dashed to the hangar. The two shuttles launched a few minutes later and teleported to the surface. The sun had cleared the mountains, filling the valley with bright rays of light. The clear morning was a sharp contrast to the darkness approaching Tgren, and Byron felt his chest tighten. Why did the morning have to be so bright and cheery while those inhabiting the planet were on the brink of destruction?
Sixty-three people remained in Ktren. He and Garnce performed two trips to the canyons and returned for the final load. The prefect greeted him as the hatch opened.
“I believe this is everyone, Officer Byron,” he announced as he entered the ship. “I sent word for Athee to meet us upon our arrival.”
Byron ushered the man into th
