Chapter 1
“And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.”
—Ali ibu-Abi-Talib
The Brightstar landed smoothly on Sarran. After the firefight in engineering, the bridge, and in the Admiral’s quarters, the arrival was anticlimactic for Syn. A Yeoman Warrior knocked on the door of her cabin to give her a message from Anya. Prince Tonas, Co-Admiral with Prince Jonal, received a leg wound in engineering but was recovering. The yeoman told Syn that Anya would meet her after the unbonded fem were processed on the tarmac. Tonas and Jonal had agreed that Syn would accompany Anya to her new home.
Syn glowed with the warmth of Anya’s consideration after her isolation on the ship. The new princess insisted on extending her hand in friendship despite Syn’s somewhat dubious reputation.
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