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Emréian. The language was actually very beautiful. It almost reminded me of the Romance languages. It really was something out of this world.
    Aaron left me to my studies with the abula, where I could look up any English term and it would translate it into Emréian.
    After I got bored with translations, I decided to scam through the abula to look at animals and plants on Emréiana. It was funny how alien these creatures were.
    There were tiny kitten like creatures; however, they weren’t kittens! They were full -grown, with huge round eyes, and their claws were poisonous. They were not that dangerous if they were declawed, but apparently, from what I was reading, nobody wanted to run into a wild one. They were worse than a rabid dog.
    That was when I found myself going through Helentania's planet. The planet itself was rocky and like a huge desert. The buildings, towering to the skies, were made of black metal to shield them from any attacks. There were small villages of people, suppressed by their government. They didn't get any say in what they wanted to do. Their goals were to please their leader, Vemous. Vemous promised to give Helentania what they believed was rightfully theirs, the universe.  I kept reading. I kept hearing about the Bremoir, but never had anyone explained to me their weaknesses, their strengths, or their reason for wanting to destroy.
    I wondered how Aaron learned English. So, after our curianae, a type of pig like animal we ate during lunch, I found myself exploring Aaron's life.
    "How did you learn English so quickly in three years? Is it some alien power we have? Do we just learn languages fast?"
    "Um, no." He cocked his head to the side. "But I did go to taeu annonun."
    I raised my brow.
    "It's like college, except you learn about other planet cultures. You can even study on different planets. I went to one on the planet Amara. It is really beautiful there."
    "So, you can learn different languages in taeu annonun?"
    "Yeah, as many as you please.” He smiled. "Most planets don't have as many languages as Earth does, though. Some might have two or three, but it is rare to find one that has so many."
    "Why did you choose English?" I was curious as to why with all the planets in the universe, he would choose Earth English. We had way too many exceptions to the rule. Curse the English grammatical ways. Of course, I hadn't gotten to full length conversations yet in Emréian. So who knew? Perhaps it was a bit more complex. I wondered what type of literature they had there. Leave it to me to wander through more stories when I was living a real life science fiction.
    Aaron was silent for a minute, causing Trish's humming in the kitchen, while she washed dishes, to be the only sound that stirred the air.
    "For my work," he finally answered.
    "You couldn't possibly have known that you were going to be my garnix for that long." My brow rose with suspicion. To my surprise, his cheeks flushed slightly. My empathy stirred a slight embarrassment coming from him. I didn't understand what was so embarrassing about that statement.
    "It may not be a bad idea for you to go to taeu annonun after we leave Earth. It will help you learn more about your home planet." Aaron tried to change the subject.
    "Unless something happens, I don’t think I am going to be leaving Earth," I stammered.
    Aaronmon didn't say anything. I could tell he wasn't convinced. It was funny, because even then I didn't try to convince myself that I wasn't going to leave Earth. After the shock had surpassed, the idea of seeing space and other planets intrigued me. It was even kind of cool that I was a princess; although, I really didn't feel like one with Aaronmon bossing me around. However, the responsibility to make a decision for an entire planet was more than enough to stir me away. Or perhaps it was the thought that if I left Earth, I would also meet my mother. Was I ready to meet her?
    Aunt Trish had always told me stories about my mother.