Chapter Eight
The same geomagnetic storm that had created such beautiful aurora had also knocked out Meervit’s connection with the pod, Del explained to me while we headed back to the ship. Like Icarus, we’d simply drifted a bit too high; any lower and there would never have been any issue. Jexrah and Del had realized straightaway that their sister had lost the connection; he’d been racing to come get me when he’d heard me shouting and assumed the pod was about to nose-dive.
Back on the ship, Jexrah was waiting for us, her helmet tucked under her arm. “Have fun?” she asked me brightly after Del docked our pods and I clambered from the seat. I gave her a look that I’m sure was more grimace than smile.
“So much fun,” I said, clinging to my composure by a hair. For the umpteenth time, I wo
