Father Obregón had first met Naima on the trip from Earth aboard the starship that had brought them to Benares. She'd been a teenager at the time, but the truth of it was, they'd both been 21 years younger. He'd been barely out of his teens himself.
Their personalities had been a perfect match from the start. Not such a shocker maybe, considering the 700 settlers had been selected for general compatibility...but he'd always felt something special with her. Something beyond computer-predicted affinity.
Their reasons for making the trip were much alike. Naima had come for adventure, to witness never-before-seen wonders in the name of science. Father Obregón had also come for adventure, to witness such wonders in the name of God. Both of them were idealists, driven by wanderlust, cur
