He found out long he had been gone fairly quickly. As he passed Lucenra"s rooms her door opened and the princess came out. She stopped in her tracks when she saw Pettic and then grinned.
"Pettic!" she exclaimed. "I"m pleased to see you back. It hasn"t been long though. I thought it would take longer than a week to find the gem."
Pettic grinned to hear the time had passed slower here than in the world of Terra and told Lucenra so. She said she had to go to see her father and would be back soon. She told Pettic to go and wait in her rooms as she was anxious to hear his story.
Pettic stood in the princess"s rooms looking at the portrait of her parents that stood over the fireplace. It was a cold day and he walked over to the hearth and held his hands out to the blaze. After a few minutes h
