Two hours later, Riley realized she didn’t know what to expect when they left the Shifter. So far, the only things she had experienced were the trader’s ship, the mining asteroid, the old freighter, and the warships. She definitely didn’t expect to see a lush world of such incredible beauty that she could only imagine that this must be what heaven looked like.
Tall, dark rose-colored peaks rose above thick forests. The tops of the massive trees were covered with shimmering mists of white. Dozens of small flying vehicles rose and sank among the tops of the temples. In the distance she could see great cliffs rising out of an ocean of royal blue. Waterfalls tumbled down the ragged cliff rocks, falling in sheets of white down the edges until it disappeared into the rocks at the water’s edge.
