THIRTY-NINE
Kyra stood on their new jetty, looking out at the ocean as the yellow star kissed the far-off horizon. Closer to the moon, the brown dwarf star was almost totally out of sight, just the top edge still visible before it finally set for the night. She pulled the sweater around her neck, taking a sip of graff from a small metal flask. A deep drone filled her ears, a breekin breaking the calm waters out at sea, its huge tail crashing down a few seconds later. Seconds later a relative silence returned to the shore, just a light breeze ruffling the evergreens behind the cabin. Kyra turned, looking up at Biflux above her. A single tear ran down her cheek, thoughts of her parents stirring her emotions as an approaching craft once more disturbed the quiet ocean. She watched as Torben b
