“I understand,” sighed Oriyanna. “I am truly sorry, we never meant for any of the wars to happen that were fought in the name of religion. We believed that as you progressed technologically, you would hold science in higher regard than belief. We were very wrong.” She paused and stared absently out of the side window for a few seconds. The passing headlights of a car snapped her back from the daydream. “Anyway, as I said, we returned home after two months. The trip had gained us more information than we could ever have imagined. On our return we were all offered The Gift. It was a brand new technology back then, developed on theories and plans we had found aboard the space station over a century ago. It was and is still held as an honour, given to those who serve or do a great deed in the
