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Astra.”
“You’re welcome, Steel,” she said. She stopped in the corridor after leaving Astra’s room to orient herself, surprised to realize that, if she was right, her room was just around the corner. Then she turned and began walking, trying to remember the lessons her Aunt Glory had taught her and her sisters when they were children.
***
“Aunt Glory, I’m so glad you found me,” Tani said, hurrying toward her. She wrapped her arms around the much taller woman and squeezed before stepping back. “I tried to call you like you taught us, but I wasn’t sure if it worked or not.”
“It worked well enough,” Glory said, smiling to see that Tani looked unharmed, even in her dreams. “It’s such a relief to see you. Are you well?”
“Yes, I’m perfectly fine,” Tani said. “And I wasn’t kidnapped, either, though I suspect that’s what everyone thinks.”
“Yes, that is what we thought at first, but Nica assured us that you were in no immediate danger,” Glory said. “We’re worried just the same of course, especially since Nica cannot tell us where you are. Hopefully you can give me that information, as well as an explanation for your sudden disappearance.”
“I can and I can’t,” Tani said. She proceeded to tell Glory all that she knew as quickly as possible, specifically explaining why she hadn’t been able to contact anyone. As Tani spoke, she saw Glory’s bronze eyes go from warm relief, to icy fury, to understanding, and back to fury again, but she never interrupted once. When Tani was finished with her story, Glory asked a few questions just to clarify things in her own mind.
“I wish I could tell you the location of the world we’re going to, but I don’t know it and even though Astra told me the name, I can’t remember it at the moment,” Tani said. “I’ll get that information and give it to you tomorrow night. These people need help, Aunt Glory. Desperately. They’ve been all but wiped out.”
“We will do all that we can, of course, Tani,” Glory said. “Your parents left for EDU-12 the day after your disappearance, three days past. I’ll contact them, and then I’ll contact Nica. After that I‘ll share the news with the others.”
“Thank you, Aunt Glory,” Tani said, relieved to know that help would soon be on the way.
“It’s past time for you to return to your true dreams,” Glory said. “Now that I’ve found you, I will be able to find you again, so don’t worry about trying to reach me.”
“I’m so grateful that you’re a Dream Walker, Aunt Glory,” Tani said, hugging her again. “I love you.”
“I love you, too, little angel,” Glory said, returning the hug. “Off with you now.”
Chapter 3
First thing the following morning Tani went to check on Astra, pleased to find her friend up and dressed, her eyes bright and clear. “I feel great,” she said when Tani asked. “I slept well, and woke up hungry. Have you eaten yet?”
“No, I wanted to check on you first. Besides, I don’t even know where to go to get food.”
“That’s right, you were out about as long as I was, weren’t you?”
“Yes, I was,” Tani said. “How does your wound feel?”
“A bit sore, but no more than that.”
“I need to check it, clean it, and change the bandage,” Tani said. “We can do it before we eat or after, up to you.”
“Let’s do it after,” Astra said. “I’m hungry.”
Tani followed Astra toward the galley which was, like the rest of the ship, outdated but very neat and clean. The food processor didn’t have the range of selections she was used to, but it had no trouble producing her favorite breakfast and a large mug of steaming coffee. She carried her meal to one end of the long table bolted to the floor and sat down, then waited for Astra to join her before she began eating. A few minutes later Steel joined them, and then two more men after
“You’re welcome, Steel,” she said. She stopped in the corridor after leaving Astra’s room to orient herself, surprised to realize that, if she was right, her room was just around the corner. Then she turned and began walking, trying to remember the lessons her Aunt Glory had taught her and her sisters when they were children.
***
“Aunt Glory, I’m so glad you found me,” Tani said, hurrying toward her. She wrapped her arms around the much taller woman and squeezed before stepping back. “I tried to call you like you taught us, but I wasn’t sure if it worked or not.”
“It worked well enough,” Glory said, smiling to see that Tani looked unharmed, even in her dreams. “It’s such a relief to see you. Are you well?”
“Yes, I’m perfectly fine,” Tani said. “And I wasn’t kidnapped, either, though I suspect that’s what everyone thinks.”
“Yes, that is what we thought at first, but Nica assured us that you were in no immediate danger,” Glory said. “We’re worried just the same of course, especially since Nica cannot tell us where you are. Hopefully you can give me that information, as well as an explanation for your sudden disappearance.”
“I can and I can’t,” Tani said. She proceeded to tell Glory all that she knew as quickly as possible, specifically explaining why she hadn’t been able to contact anyone. As Tani spoke, she saw Glory’s bronze eyes go from warm relief, to icy fury, to understanding, and back to fury again, but she never interrupted once. When Tani was finished with her story, Glory asked a few questions just to clarify things in her own mind.
“I wish I could tell you the location of the world we’re going to, but I don’t know it and even though Astra told me the name, I can’t remember it at the moment,” Tani said. “I’ll get that information and give it to you tomorrow night. These people need help, Aunt Glory. Desperately. They’ve been all but wiped out.”
“We will do all that we can, of course, Tani,” Glory said. “Your parents left for EDU-12 the day after your disappearance, three days past. I’ll contact them, and then I’ll contact Nica. After that I‘ll share the news with the others.”
“Thank you, Aunt Glory,” Tani said, relieved to know that help would soon be on the way.
“It’s past time for you to return to your true dreams,” Glory said. “Now that I’ve found you, I will be able to find you again, so don’t worry about trying to reach me.”
“I’m so grateful that you’re a Dream Walker, Aunt Glory,” Tani said, hugging her again. “I love you.”
“I love you, too, little angel,” Glory said, returning the hug. “Off with you now.”
Chapter 3
First thing the following morning Tani went to check on Astra, pleased to find her friend up and dressed, her eyes bright and clear. “I feel great,” she said when Tani asked. “I slept well, and woke up hungry. Have you eaten yet?”
“No, I wanted to check on you first. Besides, I don’t even know where to go to get food.”
“That’s right, you were out about as long as I was, weren’t you?”
“Yes, I was,” Tani said. “How does your wound feel?”
“A bit sore, but no more than that.”
“I need to check it, clean it, and change the bandage,” Tani said. “We can do it before we eat or after, up to you.”
“Let’s do it after,” Astra said. “I’m hungry.”
Tani followed Astra toward the galley which was, like the rest of the ship, outdated but very neat and clean. The food processor didn’t have the range of selections she was used to, but it had no trouble producing her favorite breakfast and a large mug of steaming coffee. She carried her meal to one end of the long table bolted to the floor and sat down, then waited for Astra to join her before she began eating. A few minutes later Steel joined them, and then two more men after
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