Chapter 32
Rylen's POV The journey to Kaedrial was grueling. Even for someone as seasoned as Rylen, slipping past the layers of security required more luck and cunning than he cared to admit. Elya hadn’t exaggerated when she warned him about the heightened presence of officials and guards. Kaedrial’s orbit was littered with patrol ships, their sleek hulls gleaming under the glow of its twin suns. Rylen sat in the cramped confines of the transport pod, his eyes flicking to the viewport. Below, the sprawling cityscape of Kaedrial glinted like a sea of molten silver, its towering spires piercing the cloud-covered skies. The planet was a stark contrast to Earth—clean, efficient, and almost unnervingly orderly. As the pod entered the lower atmosphere, Rylen tensed. The comm system crackled, and a disem
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