“Which she has because of her ghosts.Can it run out?”
“Not in her current situation.She is strong enough to propel herself through the stars for thousands of years.”
Ra walked over.“Orex, take your lady and her child and leave now.I know you have not had time with your siblings, so I am going to urge him to take you as well.”
Orex blinked.“So that was...”
“Dytura is coming, and the ladies have a heavy link to Skylar.I can protect Harwin and Harran but not the three-born.”
Orex nodded and looked to Zoey.“Are you ready?”
Zaniah was nearby and nodded.“We are.Let’s go.”
He nodded and found Aretta.He walked to her, spoke to her, and Aretta ran over, hugged Cori, and then returned to their gathering.They got into a group, and Harwin smiled.“Don’t worry.I can take care of me and mine if I have to.I don’t think Dytura will feel great split down the middle.It’s my party trick.”Harwin winked.
Zelda and her siblings blinked, and Harwin turned to the side, clapped, and an empty side table split in two and clattered to the floor.Harwin beamed.“See?Now, if Ra thinks you are in danger, you are.Go.”
Zelda looked the woman in the eye and saw the seriousness there.She and her sisters joined Orex and Aretta, and they walked out the main entrance.Ra said, “I summoned the shuttle to speed things up.”
This shuttle sent sand and wind blasting in all directions.The door opened, and they rushed in.Orex got them situated in under a minute, kissed Zelda quickly, and then double checked that Aretta’s harness was proper before he gave the command to lift off.He sat next to Zelda as the shuttle lifted off.
She breathed a little easier when they got to the station, but Orex didn’t let up.He shepherded them through the station, and Aretta asked, “Can’t we stay and look?”
“Aretta, you can have an entire day in the shopping district with no financial limits.Today, we need to get all of you to safety because, right now, this place is not safe.You remember how you were used to control your mother?”
Aretta blinked as they continued to move.
“That is what this being would do with Zoey, to lure her back into his grasp.My kind do not associate with his, and I don’t want him considering any of you a suitable substitute.”
Aretta nodded and moved faster.
Orex’s ship was waiting.They sat down for release from the station, and then they were on their way, and rooms were assigned.
Zelda felt the sense of urgency fade, exhaled, and wrapped her arms around Orex.“Thank you for taking that seriously.”
“I just found you.I am not going to lose you.”He lifted her for a kiss.
She draped her arms around his neck and held onto him as the kiss continued.
He sighed in relief as the slip engines kicked in, and she felt the same relief of pressure.“Oh, good.He’s gone.”
Zoey spoke from nearby.“You know what that was, right?”
Zelda looked at her sister and smiled grimly.“I recognized it.It’s death.”
Zaniah nodded.“I knew it felt familiar.Skylar doesn’t feel that way.”
Zoey said, “She might in a few thousand years.”
Zelda whispered, “When humanity doesn’t need to be in touch with the ghosts of the end.”
Orex nodded.“Hmrain don’t concern themselves with the Dyturans.They simply exist outside of our interactions.Skylar’s attachment to her family, friends, and people is likely the cause of the pursuit.”
Zelda smirked.“That or she skipped basic training.She got up and had to get moving, so she did.”
Orex said, “How many worlds did she visit?”
Zelda frowned.Aretta perked up.“Seventeen.I remember because I thought it was a lot.She said none of them knew she was human, though.Aten was the only world where she outed herself.”