CHAPTER 3
MIRIAM“Apparently, you’re a badass.” Alice dropped down onto the sofa next to Miriam.
The sun had slipped below the horizon, finally breaking the heat. A gentle breeze stirred, swaying the lantern that hung from a canopy. It was a nice change from the ship’s interior, and the view couldn’t be beat. Tall grass spread in all directions, whispering in the wind. In the distance, the lights from the settlement pricked the darkness, even as the sky still glowed pink and orange with the last of the light.
When Alice announced her pregnancy, Faris decided that they always needed to be near a doctor. He found a settlement large enough to have a doctor that could treat humans and far enough away from the larger towns to avoid trouble, as far as Miriam understood. No one ran the plan by
