Raia turned from where she stood in the center of the amphitheater and looked up the ceiling. Now that he mentioned it, she took her time observing the different statues. There was a statue for almost every known species in the galaxy. What she didn’t understand was if so many different species had lived here, why did they abandon this section of the star system? The city had been devoid of any diversity. Ander searched high and low for evidence of who had lived here. The only statues in the city were the two warriors on each side of the waterfall. She climbed the steps until she was standing on the platform. Patterns on the floor reminded her of star charts. She twisted and turned, as if dancing to silent music, as she tried to identify each star system. “The Valdier, the Sarafin, the

