Chapter 13The Sky-ship flew high above banks of cloud, silver wings gleaming in brilliant sunlight. Such intensity of light, Kaire thought, staring out at the sapphire sky. Earth fascinated him with its kaleidoscope of colour, its varied landscapes, the unknown depths of ocean separating continents. He longed to undertake further exploration, visit different countries, fly over mountain ranges and deep gorges, trace the journeys of wide rivers. Perhaps he would discover a country more suited to someone from a highly developed community where conflict was solved by non-violent means and the inhabitants were deemed equal irrespective of skin colour or position. Except, he reminded himself, Skyz59 could only sustain a finite population and each year many young men and women had to leave the a
