No, this ship looked like it had formed out of crystal, a living crystal that grew as it chose, jutting out here, leaving a jagged gap there. Now that it was opaque it looked like it glowed a yellowish-white from within, never so opaque that she couldn't still make out the stars beyond or the forms of people moving about within.
It was still the strangest thing she had ever seen, but Scout was immensely relieved to no longer be facing the possibility of going mad when the ship started actually moving.
She could do this. With her dogs and her AI tutor, she could get through the next five days on this alien yet beautiful vessel.
She didn't know what waited for her on the other side, but it just had to be more familiar than this.
Chapter 2
Something changed. Not anything she could see or
