Raia’s stomach knotted as she finished twisting her hair into a knot on the top of her head. In less than an hour, they would reach Kardosa—and she would be saying goodbye to Behr. Tears burned her eyes at the thought of never seeing him again, and one stubborn droplet escaped. She impatiently wiped it away.
“You knew this was going to happen. Deal with it. He has bigger things than you to worry about,” she mumbled.
“Warning. Incoming spaceships detected,” the ship’s computer announced.
“I know, I know,” she growled.
She stepped out of Behr’s cabin only to stumble back, grabbing the doorframe to keep from falling when Pi rolled by. Shaking her head, she stepped out again—and straight into a floating Chummy. She reached up and grabbed the Chumloo around his stomach.
We get to explore?
