Chapter 25
For the first time in his life, Luis went through planetary deceleration without a trace of complaint from his normally unruly stomach.
The passenger transport vessel Zortea was nowhere near as vast or as new as the Bountyfield. But as the passenger flagship for TransGalactic, the Zortea’s accommodations were more comfortable and luxurious.
Rather than huddling in the lowliest crew quarters, Luis relaxed in one of the spacious VIP recovery suites. The bedroom was larger than his apartment back on Bitanthra, with a warm air suspension bed and fragrant thermal baths and shower.
He’d been unable to resist combining earthy patchouli with sharp pine in his bath, trying to recapture the air of the Bitan homeworld. Much to his surprise, he enjoyed the results enough to record the r
