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at the city in wonder. He wondered how sunlight could make it through the massive traffic above the city.
• • •
Dean lost track of time and heard behind him, “I don’t believe I know you.”
Dean turned around and saw a young woman with black hair and the bluest eyes he had ever seen. She was almost too beautiful to believe, “I’m here with my sister. She’s in a meeting at the moment.”
The young woman stared at him, “Not many are allowed on this spire.”
Dean pointed to the Mite parked on the landing pad, “We arrived in that ship and they left from here. I asked to remain behind.”
The woman looked at the ship and Dean saw understanding on her face, “You must have come here with the Prince.” Dean nodded. She turned to him and said, “By the color of your hair and eyes, Dahlia must be your sister.”
“She’s my twin sister.”
“I didn’t know Dahlia had a twin.”
Dean shrugged, “My name is Dean Dare.”
The young woman smiled, “My name is Vicky, and it’s a pleasure to meet you.”
“What do you do here, Vicky?”
“Oh, I work in the castle doing various public relations events. What do you think of our planet?”
Dean shook his head, “I’m astounded by it. Our Royal Structure isn’t a tenth the size of this castle, much less the land surrounding it.”
“Are you Royalty?”
Dean shrugged, “I guess.”
“What does that mean?”
“On my planet, the chosen ruler is always female. Dahlia is a princess and is in line for the throne.”
“Doesn’t that make you a prince?”
“Welllll, yes and no. If I marry and have a daughter, she will be in line for the throne. However, I am not in line of succession. My responsibility is to defend our planet.”
Vicky smiled, “I imagine being excluded from being able to rule must be hard to take.”
Dean looked Vicky in the eyes and said, “I felt like that until the Black Civilization invaded my planet. I wanted to blast them back to where they originated, even though that was impossible and would have probably led to the destruction of our planet. My sisters would not do anything that would endanger our citizens. At the time I was terribly frustrated; but now I think our people were wise to insist that only a mother’s love would do the right things for all of us. I no longer resent being excluded; it was a good thing I wasn’t making the critical decisions.”
When Dean looked into Victoria’s eyes she felt like she was captured like a bug on a slide. She saw a sensitivity and strength in him that froze her. Dean saw her expression, “Are you OK?”
Victoria broke eye contact and smiled, “I think that now you know better, you would make wiser decisions.”
“You’re probably right; however, I know where I can best be used to defend my people. I don’t feel the call to rule.”
Vicky walked over and leaned on the wall and looked out at the city with Dean, “What is your planet like?”
“It’s wide open with giant forests and lakes. Our largest city would fit inside this garden area around the castle. We call ourselves Planters and we have a love of things that grow.” Dean looked out at the giant city and suddenly smiled.
“What are you thinking?”
“Seeing the magnitude of your civilization made me feel small. But you just made me realize that any of my people who came here would never stay. They would never feel at home with all the technology and crowded conditions.” Dean turned to Vicky, “Thank you. You’ve really helped me.”
Vicky looked out at Ross and then looked at Dean, “I’d really like to see your world.”
Dean smiled, “I’d really like to show it to you.”
Ping and Dahlia came through the portal and saw Dean and Victoria standing at the wall. Victoria saw Dean looking over her shoulder and turned around; her smile was instant, “PING!” She ran across the spire and jumped into Ping’s arms. Ping turned circles with her and, after several turns, he put her
• • •
Dean lost track of time and heard behind him, “I don’t believe I know you.”
Dean turned around and saw a young woman with black hair and the bluest eyes he had ever seen. She was almost too beautiful to believe, “I’m here with my sister. She’s in a meeting at the moment.”
The young woman stared at him, “Not many are allowed on this spire.”
Dean pointed to the Mite parked on the landing pad, “We arrived in that ship and they left from here. I asked to remain behind.”
The woman looked at the ship and Dean saw understanding on her face, “You must have come here with the Prince.” Dean nodded. She turned to him and said, “By the color of your hair and eyes, Dahlia must be your sister.”
“She’s my twin sister.”
“I didn’t know Dahlia had a twin.”
Dean shrugged, “My name is Dean Dare.”
The young woman smiled, “My name is Vicky, and it’s a pleasure to meet you.”
“What do you do here, Vicky?”
“Oh, I work in the castle doing various public relations events. What do you think of our planet?”
Dean shook his head, “I’m astounded by it. Our Royal Structure isn’t a tenth the size of this castle, much less the land surrounding it.”
“Are you Royalty?”
Dean shrugged, “I guess.”
“What does that mean?”
“On my planet, the chosen ruler is always female. Dahlia is a princess and is in line for the throne.”
“Doesn’t that make you a prince?”
“Welllll, yes and no. If I marry and have a daughter, she will be in line for the throne. However, I am not in line of succession. My responsibility is to defend our planet.”
Vicky smiled, “I imagine being excluded from being able to rule must be hard to take.”
Dean looked Vicky in the eyes and said, “I felt like that until the Black Civilization invaded my planet. I wanted to blast them back to where they originated, even though that was impossible and would have probably led to the destruction of our planet. My sisters would not do anything that would endanger our citizens. At the time I was terribly frustrated; but now I think our people were wise to insist that only a mother’s love would do the right things for all of us. I no longer resent being excluded; it was a good thing I wasn’t making the critical decisions.”
When Dean looked into Victoria’s eyes she felt like she was captured like a bug on a slide. She saw a sensitivity and strength in him that froze her. Dean saw her expression, “Are you OK?”
Victoria broke eye contact and smiled, “I think that now you know better, you would make wiser decisions.”
“You’re probably right; however, I know where I can best be used to defend my people. I don’t feel the call to rule.”
Vicky walked over and leaned on the wall and looked out at the city with Dean, “What is your planet like?”
“It’s wide open with giant forests and lakes. Our largest city would fit inside this garden area around the castle. We call ourselves Planters and we have a love of things that grow.” Dean looked out at the giant city and suddenly smiled.
“What are you thinking?”
“Seeing the magnitude of your civilization made me feel small. But you just made me realize that any of my people who came here would never stay. They would never feel at home with all the technology and crowded conditions.” Dean turned to Vicky, “Thank you. You’ve really helped me.”
Vicky looked out at Ross and then looked at Dean, “I’d really like to see your world.”
Dean smiled, “I’d really like to show it to you.”
Ping and Dahlia came through the portal and saw Dean and Victoria standing at the wall. Victoria saw Dean looking over her shoulder and turned around; her smile was instant, “PING!” She ran across the spire and jumped into Ping’s arms. Ping turned circles with her and, after several turns, he put her
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