“You boys are proof that Cassans and Tgrens possess a similar heritage,” Officer Mevine said, his voice as soft as his expression. “Believe me, I’d like nothing more than to establish that fact in the records once and for all. But our genetic codes aren’t identical. And until a similar alien ship is discovered on Cassa, a common ancestry will never be accepted by the general population of either race.”
Pulling his thin lips into a smile, the science officer thumped their backs. “But who knows? Perhaps you are the beginning of a new race? Your abilities just might surpass that of either Tgrens or Cassans.”
Those words shot straight into Bassan’s heart. He and Drent weren’t freaks, but a new race? His imagination ran wild with the possibilities.
And what if Cassans and Tgrens weren’t the
