ist terminal remained completely dark and si

tion had broken throu

nk draft screen on his bridge, but down in the

artificial sun of the medical planet, casting lon

off-white business suit across the edge of Lyra's

efore the tall mirror, smoothing down the

Eleanor said softly, watching her da

ident smile. It was a breathtaking contrast to the battered, ble

y abandoned her royal silks for a

hick, outdated reading gla

in the mirror, practicing a slight, humble

silently finished running a

leanor said, her voice dropping into an eld

wolf pup step onto his o

r," Lyra replied, turning away from

dressed in a modest dark blue legal assist

set it down on the steel table, the case landed with a heavy, solid thu

Aiden said with a flawless aristocratic bow, o

of the silver dragon washed gently over Lyra's ski

steady behind his gold-rimmed glasses. "We hav

ubator, where baby Nora slept peacefully on her

spered to the medical attendant, resting

n her wrist, Lyra pressed the final

. Scheduled for 10:00

ender kiss to the infant's soft forehead

ne deep, steadying breath. Suddenly, her wrist termin

ashed across t

now. Show up at the courthouse on your knees to apologize, and I ma

screen in a smooth motion, deleting the message and

aid calmly, turning tow

dled on the landing pad, shielded by cloaked Royal Guard st

cover, descending steadily toward the soaring wh

ce on Landing Pad Three with a s

oar tore through the sky as Kaelen's heavily armed Comm

ntly under the immense weight as both

etely and make you crawl back