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Windmere… The text fell from her numb fingers to the floor. War? How? Why? With no Communications Room, away from Athena, and with her com destroyed, Skyler felt out of touch with everything and everyone. She glanced at the table where more information sat, waiting for her to find what she came for, what she waited her whole life to find. Her gaze found Gage’s. His eyes were steady.
“Derek sent nothing regarding a request to return to Dulsar. I think he meant it as a warning, to beware of other vessels when we leave Windmere,” Simone offered.
“Perhaps we should leave now. We have some—” Skyler didn’t finish.
“No. You’ve waited for years to return to your planet of birth,” Simone spoke as she came to stand in front of Skyler, bending down to retrieve the text at her friend’s feet. “I
