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WRENThe asteroid was fast disappearing, hidden amongst a sea of colourless rocks. I pressed my hands against the window, looking out into the darkness. This was a new chapter of my life, but I wasn't quite ready to face it yet.
The last few hours had been a frantic mess of emotions. I'd only been unconscious for just over an hour and when I'd woken up, I'd been in the airlock of the pirate ship. All four men had made it. They'd refused to tell me who of them had carried me in their pod. They seemed amused that I wanted to know and had turned not answering my question into a game.
Now, they were talking to the pirates, but I'd told them I needed a moment to myself. My head was still a little cloudy from the drugs I'd been given. I was looking forward to going to bed and sleep for many,
