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It was late, but Delancourt hardly seemed to notice as she sat poised before the eyepiece of her telescope, starring out at the stars. They were so distant here, cold and dull. Back in Cacadia the stars were so close you could almost touch them, running your hands through swirling galaxies and gather planets into your arms. She missed that.
The once and possibly still queen drew back from the telescope just as the ground shook and a loud bang filled the air. She grabbed the railings of the stepping ladder, stabilizing herself for a brief moment before the world seemed to still once more. Once she had her footing, she launched herself off the ladder and towards the door, taking the spiral steps down the observatory tower two at a time and praying she didn’t step on her skirts and go tumbling to the ground.
Coming out into the garden, it became evident something very wrong had occurred. There was overturned dirt and bushes, flower petals scattered everywhere, and amid it all there was a man. The sight of it all stopped Delan in her tracks. Her mind struggled to catch up, make sense, but it wasn’t doing so well with that. She wanted to ask what was going on, where this man was from, what he had one to her garden, but none of those questions would leave her lips.
Eventually, a couple words stuttered out of her mouth, “Are you okay?”