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2783 A.D./P.E.D… Eighteen months later, Dulsar… Wiping her palms on her thighs, she looked around to be sure she had everything, or at least everything she thought she couldn’t live without. Aiden would meet her at the port. She had already said her goodbyes to Keelan, Lucy, and Dahlia. Levon and Ceily had wished her well via video as they enjoyed their trip to Gremsloe, a planet whose only trade was visitors on holiday. The previous evening, Rosalind and Marcus had retold stories of her childhood and given her a necklace with Dulsar’s Seal of Royalty dangling from a silver chain, so she would always know that Dulsar was her home. Kiersten would arrive momentarily to accompany her to the port and the shuttle that would take her to the Academy. Simone had arranged to keep her company on
