KAELYN’S MUSCLES ACHED, but she couldn’t resist Miras’ invitation to an indigenous wildlife viewing. Vern would be there with his girlfriend. She owed them both a debt of thanks, and of course, Chord would be there. She stared at herself in the ornate bedroom mirror. The campus supply shop clothing was geared toward the campus with logo shirts, pants, and the jumpsuits everyone wore. Now standing in front of the mirror, looking at her image dressed in that jumpsuit, she could only think of Vrenta and how beautiful she looked in her ripped version of the same suit. She marveled at how the Gratuan managed to look lovely and viciously sexy at the same time. Kaelyn undid the top few buttons to reveal some cleavage but still felt inferior to Vrenta. She tore at the buttons and yanked off the

