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“Kaira? Kaira! Are you with us?”
Tarkus’s voice slowly filtered into Kaira’s awareness, drawing her from a dream in which she was floating in a warm bath. She opened her eyes, blinked them several times, trying to make sense of what she was seeing. Then things snapped into focus. They were on the glider. Travelling through the clouds. And she’d fallen asleep!
“Kaira? Are you with us?” asked Tarkus again.
“I am now!” she replied. Then she yawned.
“I think maybe the flight was a little too smooth,” said Tarkus, amusement clear in his voice.
“What can I say?” said Marak. “I’m the best glider pilot you’ll ever find!”
“I don’t know what happened,” said Kaira. “I remember watching the clouds slip by, for a long time, and then… and then waking up.”
“You clearly needed the re
