TWENTY-TWO
LUNDELL
“Be back at the ship in thirty minutes, Kyra,” the captain said in a friendly tone.
“Okay, Telion. I just have to grab a few things from the lab. I take it all supplies are on board?”
“They sure are,” he responded positively. “We just need you on board too.” She smiled evenly at him. Kyra had travelled with Telion before, liking his friendly manner. He was not so much a captain, rather one of the crew, such was his way. She thought of Torben. I hope you are safe my love. I’ll be back with you very soon, Kyra thought, as she headed out of the docking bay towards the laboratory.
Thirty minutes later, Plateau126 broke the atmosphere of Lundell, heading into the inky blackness of space. Kyra lay on her bunk as the ion drives ramped up a notch, propelling the ship toward
