Interstellar Knights

Trent led him through the door and into a small hallway. Directly across from the room was another door that led to a bathroom. The end of the hallway opened up into a living room with a couch and a rather long coffee table. The couch had been pushed over to the wall so that only the table was in the middle of the room. Sitting on the ground was Mara. She had her rifle dismantled on the coffee table and was cleaning its individual parts. If she noticed them she didn’t show it, she just continued her task quietly.

“Let me see your communicator.” Trent said as they walked closer.

“Sleeping beauty woke up but he doesn’t speak our language.” He continued. Without stoping her work she grabbed the small rectangular device and tossed it over her head at Trent. He plucked it out of the air and turned back towards the boy. Now he just needed to get him to talk.

“Let’s try this again, I’m going to need you to talk to me.” He said as he pointed to his mouth and back at the boy.

He tried again. “Who are you? Where am I?” He kept his eyes on them.

{Language not found in database} a robotic voice said. Trent looked at the boy then back to the device. So he wasn’t from earth at all.

{Processing} {Communications will be limited until more data is collected}

After a few moments the boy’s first question was partially translated. The more he talked the more the translator would learn and the better he could be understood. At least that is how the tech heads back on the base told him.

“Trent. Mara. Who are you?” He said as he pointed to themselves.

The Space Boy

The last thing Ledo saw was being sucked in the worm hole and Chamber freeing him from death. He never saw him again.

He woken up in a room that resembled a bedroom. He gotten up from his bed, rubbing his head. Where was he? He heard the door open and got his gun out.

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Trent led him through the door and into a small hallway. Directly across from the room was another door that led to a bathroom. The end of the hallway opened up into a living room with a couch and a rather long coffee table. The couch had been pushed over to the wall so that only the table was in the middle of the room. Sitting on the ground was Mara. She had her rifle dismantled on the coffee table and was cleaning its individual parts. If she noticed them she didn’t show it, she just continued her task quietly.

“Let me see your communicator.” Trent said as they walked closer.

“Sleeping beauty woke up but he doesn’t speak our language.” He continued. Without stoping her work she grabbed the small rectangular device and tossed it over her head at Trent. He plucked it out of the air and turned back towards the boy. Now he just needed to get him to talk.

“Let’s try this again, I’m going to need you to talk to me.” He said as he pointed to his mouth and back at the boy.

The Space Boy

The last thing Ledo saw was being sucked in the worm hole and Chamber freeing him from death. He never saw him again.

He woken up in a room that resembled a bedroom. He gotten up from his bed, rubbing his head. Where was he? He heard the door open and got his gun out.

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Trent froze as he came face to face with the boy before him. He wasn’t surprised that he was awake, what had his full attention was the gun pointed at him. When they found him they must have forgotten to check him for any weapons. He slowly raised his hands.

“Is that any way to treat someone who saved you?” He said with a nervous smile.

He wasn’t able to determine what was being said. But the movement of hands up signaled surrender. He lowered his weapon. He was saying something, but it was a different language. He would need more data.

Trent sighed in relief once the boy lowered the gun. They were in a small room that had a bed, a chair and a simple desk. He slowly walked over to the chair and sat down.

“So you seem to be fully awake. Mind if I ask a few questions?” He asked. He had a ton of questions. Was he someone trying to disrupt their mission? Judging from his clothes he didn’t look like he was from their organization. It was better not to flood him with questions, so he went with the easiest.

“What are you doing here?”

Again, he cannot be able to translate what was said. so the meant for speaking is needed. He tried to explain, but his language was unknown.

Once he heard him speak he understood. No wonder he didn’t answer him back, he didn’t speak their language. He reached into his pocket for his communicator. It had a translation feature on it that should be able to translate any language found on earth. It was then that he remember that his communicator was damaged.

“That’s right, Mara should have hers.” He said to himself. He stood up and went to the door, opening it.

“Follow me.” He said whole gesturing and pointing outside of the room.

The Space Boy

The last thing Ledo saw was being sucked in the worm hole and Chamber freeing him from death. He never saw him again.

He woken up in a room that resembled a bedroom. He gotten up from his bed, rubbing his head. Where was he? He heard the door open and got his gun out.

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Trent froze as he came face to face with the boy before him. He wasn’t surprised that he was awake, what had his full attention was the gun pointed at him. When they found him they must have forgotten to check him for any weapons. He slowly raised his hands.

“Is that any way to treat someone who saved you?” He said with a nervous smile.

He wasn’t able to determine what was being said. But the movement of hands up signaled surrender. He lowered his weapon. He was saying something, but it was a different language. He would need more data.

Trent sighed in relief once the boy lowered the gun. They were in a small room that had a bed, a chair and a simple desk. He slowly walked over to the chair and sat down.

“So you seem to be fully awake. Mind if I ask a few questions?” He asked. He had a ton of questions. Was he someone trying to disrupt their mission? Judging from his clothes he didn’t look like he was from their organization. It was better not to flood him with questions, so he went with the easiest.

“What are you doing here?”

The Space Boy

The last thing Ledo saw was being sucked in the worm hole and Chamber freeing him from death. He never saw him again.

He woken up in a room that resembled a bedroom. He gotten up from his bed, rubbing his head. Where was he? He heard the door open and got his gun out.

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Trent froze as he came face to face with the boy before him. He wasn’t surprised that he was awake, what had his full attention was the gun pointed at him. When they found him they must have forgotten to check him for any weapons. He slowly raised his hands.

“Is that any way to treat someone who saved you?” He said with a nervous smile.

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“I think we will try Maco another time but I can’t wait to taste everything else.” Trent andwered Galfrore. This Maco fruit reminded him of the puffed fish from earth, highly dangerous but people still ate it for whatever reason.

The three examined the food before them. It was just so…different. Trent and Mara were used to eating alien food but this was Ciara’s first time trying anything like this. She almost laughed when all three reached for the same dish. It looked like a turkey with four wings. The taste was rather calm. It reminded her of chicken. She took another piece and decided that would be enough for her. She looked over at Trent and Mara to see what they had decided on and immediately lost her appetite.

After he tasted the bird like dish, Trent threw caution to the wind. He had learned long ago not to judge things by their appearance and just to enjoy the experience. His current target was an insect dish. At first bite it had a burnt taste but he was surprised by the coffee tasting liquid inside of it. He caught Ciara staring at him and offered her some but she quickly turned away from him. He shrugged and continued his assault on the food. The next target were these small round looking things. He couldn’t tell if they were a fruit or vegetable but he grabbed a few. He closed his eyes and tried one of them. He was immediately assulted with a wave of extreme sourness. Just as his eyes began to tear up, the flavor mellowed out and sweetened.

“These are amazing! What are they called?” He asked before throwing another into his mouth.

Ryand’r had continued chewing on the shell of the Maco while watching Trent, mara and Ciara try out some of the food, too. It was fascinating to see their reactions, and he liked to see how Trent reached for the food without showing much hesitation - what a good way to be open for new experiences.

Galfore chuckled happily to the question, and reached over to take a few of the small things as well. “They are called Wulemm, which is both how we call the whole as well as the unique pieces. You enjoy sourness, I assume?”

Hearing that it was sour, the young prince knew that it was definitely not something he wanted to try. He instead reached for a stone-resembling thing, and after glancing to Galfore for a moment to make sure that it was alright to just eat it, he set out to chew off a piece. It was harder than he had expected it to be though, and so he went for the little black piece sticking out at one side first. It was much easier bitten off, and it was clear that he liked this dish more than the Maco; the taste was sweeter and he liked sweet. But a moment later, the sweet taste vanished and he was surprised by the sudden… almost burning in his mouth, quickly reaching for his goblet to take a few good sips of the drink to calm the spicyness. “I remember! These are Ronel! Kori loved them!” Smiling widely, Galfore nodded. “I am delighted that the food brings memories back.”

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“Woolem huh?” Trent said, trying the word out. He was sure he butchered the pronunciation but his mouth was still numb from the fruit. Next to him he noticed Mara was eating this bowl of what looked like strawberry pudding. He wanted to try some but another dish caught his eye. The dish was mostly black with pink peices of various sizes inside of it. At first he thought the whole thing was one large peice you had to cut but then he realized they were individual peices. He grabbed a peice and took a large bite out of it. The black part felt like jello but the pink center was liquid. It had a nice sweet taste with a kind of bitter after taste. So far everything he tried was amazing. He was sure that these dishes would be popular on Earth, provided you can get past it’s looks.

Just as he was about to ask what the dark dish was Mara spoke up.

“Galfore, we enjoy learning about your planet’s wonderful food, but it can only teach us so much. We would love to learn more about you and your people as a whole. If you do not mind sharing.” Mara said. Trent shot her a glance but she ignored him and stared at Galfore intently.

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As Ciara rejoined the group Trent couldn’t help but glance at her outfit. He may have looked a little to long because she noticed and glared back. He quickly looked away and moved to sit in the free seat on the other side of Ryand’r. As Mara and Ciara chose their seats Trent looked around the room, mainly at the other Tamaraneans. Like Galfore and Ryand’r, they all wore similar outfits and had the same tanned/orange skin and reddish brown hair. One thing that stood out to him was how muscular everyone was. He made a mental note to ask one of them for their workout routine. He turned his attention back to Galfore as he spoke to him.

“Don’t worry about it. We love to try new food and we can’t wait. I’m sure it will be delicious!” Trent replied.

Galfore smiled to hearing that, and then the tamaraneans that had left the room a few moments before came in again, each carrying a few different plates which were then placed on the table and opened. He nodded and smiled at each of them, as if to give a silent thanks, and once they had placed the food, most of the other tamaraneans left the room and a few kept standing, a bit in the distance. “Please, take whatever you please,” Galfore encouraged both Ryand’r and the visitors. He himself didn’t reach for any food yet, instead he looked over to Ryand’r to see his reaction, if he would recognize anything.

Ryand’r felt rather nervous about the whole thing. To be served the food like that… sure, he knew that he was to be the ruler and the treatment probably was the only right thing to do, but it felt as if he would be special and he definitely didn’t consider himself tamaranean enough to be ‘more’ than any other tamaranean, rather the contrary. Still, once the food was revealed, he looked over the variety offered. From sight, nothing seemed familiar. After a few moments of pondering, he reached for a fruit, and took one of it closer. He couldn’t really place the smell, but… that may be normal given how long he hasn’t been home. After looking at it for a moment, he lifted it to just bite into the rather hard shell, but before he could do so, Galfore interrupted. “No!” Ryand’r looked over to him in confusion, and Galfore grabbed one of the fruits too. “Eating the inside of a Maco is very dangerous; I cannot allow you to do that, my prince.” He grabbed into his fruit now, tearing the halves of the shell apart, and causing the brown inside to just drop out of the shell. He smiled as Ryand’r mimicked the action, and then Galfore bit off a piece of the shell of ‘his’ Maco, before the prince did the same and chewed on it for a moment. The caretaker now looked back to the other three. “I cannot say if your people are also endangered by the inside of a Maco - our only previous earthen visitors have never tried it. But please, do not hesitate to try whichever food is catching your interest. I am certain you will find something to enjoy.”

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“I think we will try Maco another time but I can’t wait to taste everything else.” Trent andwered Galfrore. This Maco fruit reminded him of the puffed fish from earth, highly dangerous but people still ate it for whatever reason.

The three examined the food before them. It was just so...different. Trent and Mara were used to eating alien food but this was Ciara’s first time trying anything like this. She almost laughed when all three reached for the same dish. It looked like a turkey with four wings. The taste was rather calm. It reminded her of chicken. She took another piece and decided that would be enough for her. She looked over at Trent and Mara to see what they had decided on and immediately lost her appetite.

After he tasted the bird like dish, Trent threw caution to the wind. He had learned long ago not to judge things by their appearance and just to enjoy the experience. His current target was an insect dish. At first bite it had a burnt taste but he was surprised by the coffee tasting liquid inside of it. He caught Ciara staring at him and offered her some but she quickly turned away from him. He shrugged and continued his assault on the food. The next target were these small round looking things. He couldn’t tell if they were a fruit or vegetable but he grabbed a few. He closed his eyes and tried one of them. He was immediately assulted with a wave of extreme sourness. Just as his eyes began to tear up, the flavor mellowed out and sweetened.

“These are amazing! What are they called?” He asked before throwing another into his mouth.

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Ciara examined the clothes before her. There wasn’t much to work with. In fact she wanted to just keep what she had now, but that would have been rude.

“I’ll use that changing room.” She said as she walked toward it.

After debating what would be the least exposing she decided on the ‘pants’ and a sleaveless shirt. She quickly changed into the clothes then examined herself in the mirror. The pants were short and the shirt barely reached her stomach, but she would have to tolerate it. She quickly checked the lower cupboards and found some boots that matched. After putting them on she turned back to the guards.

“Thank you for the clothes, I’m ready to go back.” She said.

Back in the hallway Trent and Mara continued to listen to the conversation as they walked along.

“I believe you will do fine as well. We have seen your strength and determination. I know the other Tamaraneans will see this too.” Mara added.

“Of course.” The guard escorted her back through the halls, leading her to meet with the rest of the group again.

Ryand’r smiled at the encouragement, a little uncertain at first but more of an actual smile when Mara said something to it, too. It felt strange, that the words of the people escorting him here were able to assure him more than those of his former caretaker, but… surely that was because of the distance - and because he was familiar with Trent and Mara now. They were friends, definitely, even though he knew that there was a chance that this friendship wasn’t going to be cared for well anymore soon. They would leave, and he’d have to stay, taking over rulership or at least prepare for it. No, now was not the time to ponder about this. Closing his eyes for a moment, the prince tried to re-focus, and nodded a little to himself as he opened the eyes again. “It feels… surreal, to truly be back. Galfore, I… I am incredibly thankful that you have kept searching. That you have sent people to return me…” “Of course! There has never been any doubt about that. I would never leave one of you alone, not as long as I can change it.” Ryand’r smiled to that, and looked up as they now reached a rather large table. Galfore lead them to chairs on one end of it, gesturing for Ryand’r to sit at the head, Galfore took place on one side of him and he gestured for their guests to take seats on the other side. “How much do you remember of Tamaran?” “Not much… I can recall fragments, some situations or happenings, and I recognize the interior of the castle and the familiar feeling it is giving me, but I cannot say I feel knowing of much about my home.” “Then perhaps the food will feel as new to you as it will be to your escort.” He addressed Trent, Mara and Ciara now. “I must apologize, we do not have the ingredients or methods to recreate earthen food yet; so I can only offer you the food of our home.” To a gesture of Galfore, a few tamaraneans moved out, probably to go and fetch the food.

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As Ciara rejoined the group Trent couldn’t help but glance at her outfit. He may have looked a little to long because she noticed and glared back. He quickly looked away and moved to sit in the free seat on the other side of Ryand’r. As Mara and Ciara chose their seats Trent looked around the room, mainly at the other Tamaraneans. Like Galfore and Ryand’r, they all wore similar outfits and had the same tanned/orange skin and reddish brown hair. One thing that stood out to him was how muscular everyone was. He made a mental note to ask one of them for their workout routine. He turned his attention back to Galfore as he spoke to him.

“Don’t worry about it. We love to try new food and we can’t wait. I’m sure it will be delicious!” Trent replied.

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“I can go with the guard.” Ciara said as she followed the guard.

As they continued walking, Trent ran his hand along the castle’s wall. He wanted to learn about it. But not just that. He wanted to learn more about the planet and what happened to it, and the Tamaranean people in general. But he bit his tongue. He didn’t want to ruin the reunion between Ryand’r and Galfore.

The guard led Ciara to a room that seemed to be basically a large dressing-chamber, with cupboards on most sides, a comfortable-looking bench and a tall mirror, that opened to a bit of the tamaranean enegery and revealed different kinds of clothing. Some dresses and skirts that didn’t go over knee-length at highest, tops that tended to cover rather small amounts of the body, and in another cupboard sleeveless shirts and some (again not going over knee-length) pants too - all of it in purple, and with a bit of an elasticity so that technically no belt or anything was needed to hold everything where it was supposed to be. There were some more cupboards, but the guard didn’t open them, and now stepped back to let her take a look. “Choose whichever you prefer. I can also show you the clothing that is aimed for males, but I cannot say if they will fit,” the guard said before pointing to a door. “And if you wish to change your clothing in privacy, there is a tiny separate room for redressing.”

Galfore noticed how silent Ryand’r was, and he watched him for a while before deciding to speak up again. “You have never reached your intended destination, correct? How have you lived? Were you able to learn well?” He was a little surprised to have the silence broken by Galfore’s deep and strong voice, but nodded after a moment. “I… I was taken in by a group from a very nice species, the Shalla. I have followed their teachings well,… but these teachings were not the tamaranean way. I have adapted to them, and so… I am uncertain how tamaranean I can still be.” Of course, that wasn’t the full story by far, but it seemed to be all that Ryand’r wanted to say at the moment, even though he knew that Trent and Mara could definitely point out that he forgot some important details there, like that the Shallas have been dead for a while already. A nod came, and Galfore didn’t seem too bothered by Ryand’r’s worry. “Worry not, my prince. It might take some lessons, but I am convinced that you can guide our people well.”

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Ciara examined the clothes before her. There wasn’t much to work with. In fact she wanted to just keep what she had now, but that would have been rude.

“I’ll use that changing room.” She said as she walked toward it.

After debating what would be the least exposing she decided on the ‘pants’ and a sleaveless shirt. She quickly changed into the clothes then examined herself in the mirror. The pants were short and the shirt barely reached her stomach, but she would have to tolerate it. She quickly checked the lower cupboards and found some boots that matched. After putting them on she turned back to the guards.

“Thank you for the clothes, I’m ready to go back.” She said.

Back in the hallway Trent and Mara continued to listen to the conversation as they walked along.

“I believe you will do fine as well. We have seen your strength and determination. I know the other Tamaraneans will see this too.” Mara added.

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Next to him Mara deactivated he translator and motioned for him to do the same. After it was off she whispered to him.

“I understand the diplomacy needed here, but we need to acquire any information they have on the alien race we are currently fighting.”

“I know and I will ask them about it later. Ryand’r, their prince was just returned to them. I don’t think they want us telling them about a possible war at this moment.” He replied. Mara stares at him for a few moments then looked back ahead. Trent smirked and nudged her playfully.

“Don’t worry, I’ll find the right time to bring the subject up.” He said.

“And ask them about a change of clothes.” Ciara added in.

Trent turned and looked at her. He had honestly forgotten she had been standing there. He nodded then turned his translator back on.

“We would be honored to join you. And if you wouldn’t mind, my friend behind us would like a change of clothes.” Trent replied. He thought this would be a great opportunity to learn more about Tamaran and it’s people.

Galfore watched them as the three conversed with each other - in english, no doubt, but quiet enough so that he wouldn’t be able to understand it even if he’d have tried; though the caretaker did his best to not pry into the matter that they wished to discuss in private anyway. When Trent agreed for them, then, the tall tamaranean smiled widely. “Wonderful! Then come along!” And to one of the guards, he added: “Prepare some offering of clothing,” before he turned back to Trent, Mara and Ciara and asked back: “Do you wish to go with some of my guards to see the clothes, or shall they bring it to us?”

They now began to move inside, and Ryand’r was rather silent - it was all a little overwhelming, to walk through the castle (which surprisingly had on the inside not really changed much look-wise) again after all the time.

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“I can go with the guard.” Ciara said as she followed the guard.

As they continued walking, Trent ran his hand along the castle’s wall. He wanted to learn about it. But not just that. He wanted to learn more about the planet and what happened to it, and the Tamaranean people in general. But he bit his tongue. He didn’t want to ruin the reunion between Ryand’r and Galfore.

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Throughout the landing process, Trent’s eyes were glued to the landscape. Looking around and from what Ryand’r spoke about the planet, he figured something had to have happened to change the landscape. But that didn’t take away anything he felt from the experience. There was just something awe inspiring about seeing new planets. He would have still been looking around in amazement when Galfore spoke to them if Mara hadn’t elbowed him quickly. He snapped back to attention quickly and smiled back.

“The pleasure is ours. In fact we should be thanking Ryand’r. If it wasn’t for him we wouldn’t even be here now. He has helped us more than we did him.” Trent replied.

To hearing that, Galfore smiled and looked back to Ryand’r. “It is good to hear that he has been able to help you. Have you enjoyed the travel, my prince?” Ryand’r looked a little uncomfortable, he hasn’t been called that in a very long time and it felt like he didn’t deserve the title, or the treatment fitting to it, when he was gone for so long and barely even recognized the planet; but he nodded to Galfore’s question after a moment. “Yes. It has been very wonderful to be with people again. I have learned that Kori is well, I have made friends with Mara and Trent, and in addition to this great experience I have also been brought back here, to Tamaran. I… It is feeling a bit like a dream, to truly have returned. So much has changed… so much time has passed…”

The caretaker placed one of his hands on the (in comparison to Galfore’s large hand rather small-seeming) shoulder of Ryand’r and smiled gently at him. “Do not worry, Ryand’r. It may take some time to readjust, but you will no doubt do well.” And then Galfore looked up to Ryand’r’s escort again. “If you have the time to spare, I welcome you to join us inside. Perhaps you are interested in eating with us?”

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Next to him Mara deactivated he translator and motioned for him to do the same. After it was off she whispered to him.

“I understand the diplomacy needed here, but we need to acquire any information they have on the alien race we are currently fighting.”

“I know and I will ask them about it later. Ryand’r, their prince was just returned to them. I don’t think they want us telling them about a possible war at this moment.” He replied. Mara stares at him for a few moments then looked back ahead. Trent smirked and nudged her playfully.

“Don’t worry, I’ll find the right time to bring the subject up.” He said.

“And ask them about a change of clothes.” Ciara added in.

Trent turned and looked at her. He had honestly forgotten she had been standing there. He nodded then turned his translator back on.

“We would be honored to join you. And if you wouldn’t mind, my friend behind us would like a change of clothes.” Trent replied. He thought this would be a great opportunity to learn more about Tamaran and it’s people.

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“Understood. We will be arriving shortly.” Asi replied before ending the transmission. The ship had already entered the atmosphere.

Inside of the bathroom Ciara had just finished her shower. As she stepped out she noticed that there were two sets of clothes on the counter. She quickly found out tha the first set of clothes were too small for her so she had to settle for the second. After putting on the sweatpants and t shirt, which were really baggy, she walked through a second door that led out of the bathroom. The room she entered was just a little larger than the bathroom. In one corner of the room was a bed that was halfway into the wall, so that it hung over the bed. To her right was a small desk with various candles and an incense burner. But the thing that caught her eye was the two people huddled next to the opposite door with their ears pressed against it. She didn’t recognize the girl next to him but she was sure she had seen the guy before. Thats right, he had come to rescue her from that ship. The events were still fuzzy but she remembered most of her encounter with those things. It angered her but she knew she would get her chance to get even. She cleared her throat to alert them of her presence. The two jumped up, accidentally opened the door, and tumbled out of the room.

Trent and Mara quickly recovered themselves. They looked at Ciara then back at Ryand’r. Before they could explain themselves Asi spoke to them.

“I have met the escort and will follow them to the castle. You should all get ready, we will be landing soon.”

Ryand’r chuckled a little after the initial surprise upon the two stumbling through the door, and smiled before Asi spoke. And once he heard that they were in landing, he looked around for a moment before heading over to a window. He didn’t even waste time excusing himself from the group, he wanted to see the planet, his home, again, from close! From actually being there - what a heavy feeling to realize, he was truly back on Tamaran!

Not that it looked like the Tamaran he remembered. Where he remembered luscious, green jungle-like forests and seas, now everything was barren and mostly red or brown or gray in a way - as if the whole planet dried out or something. It hurt to compare the reality to his memories, but Ryand’r reminded himself of the many years he had been away, and that there was nothing he could do about what had happened anymore anyway. Two guards were with the ship, flying ahead of it and gesturing for it to follow, and soon the landing area at the castle came in sight - at least this part still looked close to his memories. Only that the last time he had seen it, he watched his family get smaller as his ship left the planet, and this time he saw Galfore and a group of guards get bigger as the ship landed.

Once the landing was done, the two guards that served as guides for the ship placed themselves on Galfore’s side again, while he awaited for the visitors (and the returned one) to come outside. As soon as Ryand’r was stepping out, Galfore, together with all the guards, fell to his knees, and the young tamaranean froze to the sight for a moment. “Please, please… I don’t, … Galfore, please…” “In the name of all of Tamaran, we welcome you back, prince Ryand’r.” Once that was said, Galfore and the guards got up again, and he kept looking at Ryand’r for some longer even as the others came out of the ship too. “And I thank you for safely escorting Ryand’r back to his home. I cannot show my gratitude enough, it is a miracle that you have truly found him well and alive.”

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Throughout the landing process, Trent’s eyes were glued to the landscape. Looking around and from what Ryand’r spoke about the planet, he figured something had to have happened to change the landscape. But that didn’t take away anything he felt from the experience. There was just something awe inspiring about seeing new planets. He would have still been looking around in amazement when Galfore spoke to them if Mara hadn’t elbowed him quickly. He snapped back to attention quickly and smiled back.

“The pleasure is ours. In fact we should be thanking Ryand’r. If it wasn’t for him we wouldn’t even be here now. He has helped us more than we did him.” Trent replied.

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After waiting for a break in the conversation, Asi introduced herself.

“Hello Galfore, I am Asi. Forgive me for interrupting but I am not familiar with your worlds landing procedures. Would you like us to land anywhere or will you send an escort to guide us?”

To the new voice speaking up, Galfore was a bit surprised for a moment since no one was seen beside Ryand’r, but he didn’t bother to ask and simply nodded to the question. “Of course. You can simply aim for the castle - it is hard to miss, it is the biggest standing building on the planet - and once you are close, some of our guards will escort you to the landing zone directly attached to the castle.” And then he smiled a little again, and added: “And I will be waiting there for you,” with which he didn’t only mean Ryand’r, but also whoever was part of the group that found him and returned him home safely.

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“Understood. We will be arriving shortly.” Asi replied before ending the transmission. The ship had already entered the atmosphere.

Inside of the bathroom Ciara had just finished her shower. As she stepped out she noticed that there were two sets of clothes on the counter. She quickly found out tha the first set of clothes were too small for her so she had to settle for the second. After putting on the sweatpants and t shirt, which were really baggy, she walked through a second door that led out of the bathroom. The room she entered was just a little larger than the bathroom. In one corner of the room was a bed that was halfway into the wall, so that it hung over the bed. To her right was a small desk with various candles and an incense burner. But the thing that caught her eye was the two people huddled next to the opposite door with their ears pressed against it. She didn’t recognize the girl next to him but she was sure she had seen the guy before. Thats right, he had come to rescue her from that ship. The events were still fuzzy but she remembered most of her encounter with those things. It angered her but she knew she would get her chance to get even. She cleared her throat to alert them of her presence. The two jumped up, accidentally opened the door, and tumbled out of the room.

Trent and Mara quickly recovered themselves. They looked at Ciara then back at Ryand’r. Before they could explain themselves Asi spoke to them.

“I have met the escort and will follow them to the castle. You should all get ready, we will be landing soon.”

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“I’m opening a channel now.” Asi replied. Just as she spoke Mara exited her room.

“Trent, Ciara is awake.” She informed. Trent quickly walked over to her. He spun Mara around and began to push her back into her room.

“I already know, come on.” He said before closing the door behind them. He had wanted to give Ryand’r a little privacy. After all this would be his first contact with anyone from his planet in a while.

Back in the room the monitor was ringing, waiting for someone to answer.

He watched the two leave, and smiled a little to the gesture. He doubted he would have minded if they’d stick around during the call, but… having a moment alone would be good too. Once he answered the call, Galfore was visible on the other side and immediately fell to his knees, to which Ryand’r looked rather surprised and a little nervous too. “Ryand’r. It is good to see that you have survived, and successfully been returned to us.” The deep voice brought a flash of memories back, and for a moment the young tamaranean couldn’t find the words to respond, only gasping a little for air and staring. Galfore smiled in return, and added: “I welcome you back to Tamaran, my ruler.”

“G-Galfore, I… I…” He was frozen in position for a bit longer, before finally his position shifted a little and he blinked a few times. “Where are… my parents, are they…?” “Mh. I assumed you would have already figured it out. Yes, I sadly must confirm that your parents are no longer with us. … None of your family is still on the planet, but from the last that I have heard, Koriand’r and Ariand’r both live.” Smiling a little, Ryand’r slowly nodded. “On earth, I’ve heard… What has taken my parents’ lives? And… What has happened to Tamaran? Was it all due to the war? I remember how green and colorful it was when… when I left, and now…” “Much has happened during your absence, including the war. It will be better to discuss the details personally. Tamaran isn’t the planet you remember, anymore, it has lost almost all of it’s flora and fauna. But its people are still there and strong, and everyone will surely be delighted to have their destined ruler returned home safely.” “About that… Galfore, I don’t think… I, I… I don’t feel like I’m tamaranean enough… I will do my duty, but, maybe… maybe not immediately?” “Don’t worry, Ryand’r. You will do greatly, as your parents have always known. And I am here for you. It will all be well.” A pause for a moment, before Galfore continued: “There is much I want to ask you. About your time, how you survived, if you had help. About your travel back here, if you were treated well and how you feel, but… we should not do all of this on such an impersonal way. I am awaiting your return.” “And I too am eager to be home again.” Even if that was mainly out of a sense of duty, and less because it actually felt that strongly like a home. Not after all the time away, after how different he was. But Galfore was right, he would be able to adjust again, surely.

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After waiting for a break in the conversation, Asi introduced herself.

“Hello Galfore, I am Asi. Forgive me for interrupting but I am not familiar with your worlds landing procedures. Would you like us to land anywhere or will you send an escort to guide us?”

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Trent gazed at the planet too. This was his first time seeing Tamaran, but from what Ryand’r just said maybe something had happened.

“You’ve been away for a long time.” Trent said quietly. He wanted to cheer him up but he had no idea how too. It frustrated him to no end.

Trent was just about to say something too Ryand’r when he suddenly heard a weird noise. Coming from the ladder entrance behind him was the sound of something climbing toward them making wet slapping sounds. The lighting was too dim for him to see what was climbing into the room with them. He stood protectively in front of Ryand’r, but seeing as he didn’t have his guns or any water, he should have hidden behind him. The being stepped closer to them and slowly entered the light. Standing before them was Ciara. She was awake and completely covered in slime from the healing pod. Trents mouth opened but she raised a hand to stop him and said:

“Shower first. Talk second.”

Trent nodded then pointed toward the bathroom near Mara’s room. With a curt nod she turned and sloshed her way towards it, leaving a trail of slime in her wake. As she left the room so did Trent’s train of thought. Not only had he forgotten what he was about to say he had also jumped in front of Ryand’r. Trent turned to Ryand’r and smiled embarrassingly.

“I-uh forgot she was here.” He said. He took a step back and looked around, wishing he could be somewhere else. Asi, deciding to save him, said:

“Ryand’r, we are in communications range. Would you like to contact them?”

He nodded slowly to Trent’s words. It has been a long time, surely… much could have changed during that time. It was a lot to take in, such a big change only from seeing the planet from afar, but… it was how it was. And he shouldn’t worry too much about what might be the reason, not until he actually heard what was going on.

When there suddenly were strange noises coming towards them, Ryand’r was a little surprised that Trent placed himself in front of him, but despite that, charged his energy just in case. Luckily it was merely the girl that they rescued from the insectoids, and he looked a little confused when Trent spoke what seemed to be intended as a kind of apology. What for? He had tried to protect him, which was basically what they had been tasked to do during bringing him here, no? But before he could say anything to that, Asi spoke, and Ryand’r looked up. To the thought of talking to one of them - likely Galfore - he immediately felt nervousness surfacing, but he nodded. “Yes, I would like that.”

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“I’m opening a channel now.” Asi replied. Just as she spoke Mara exited her room.

“Trent, Ciara is awake.” She informed. Trent quickly walked over to her. He spun Mara around and began to push her back into her room.

“I already know, come on.” He said before closing the door behind them. He had wanted to give Ryand’r a little privacy. After all this would be his first contact with anyone from his planet in a while.

Back in the room the monitor was ringing, waiting for someone to answer.

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“It was alright, although I did have this weird dream. But it was probably nothing.” Trent replied. Suddenly a big grin spread across his face.

“Let’s not worry about that. We will be arriving at Tamaran very soon. Asi, are we close enough to see it?” Trent said.

“Yes we are, I’ll display it now.” She replied. A few moments later the large display sparked to life and displayed their destination.

Ryand’r wanted to ask about the dream, but hearing what Trent added then quickly brought his mind off of that. They were that close already? … It was really happening. The whole journey had felt a bit like a dream, like it was all just imagination and one time he’d wake up and realize he’s still on his hiding-planet and had to continue hiding, but… it was starting to feel a lot more real, upon hearing that they would be there soon.

When the display showed the planet, the tamaranean gasped silently and then held his breath in for a few moments. This was… it didn’t look like he remembered. He remembered a planet looking very green even from afar, with a bit of other colors too, but… the planet he saw here was mostly white and dark red. He felt a connection though, and he doubted that the ship would mistake coordinates with some other planet too, so it must be Tamaran, but… “What happened…? This, this isn’t… I feel that it is Tamaran, that it is my home, but…” He just kept staring, trailing off mid-sentence as he was too taken by what he saw.

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Trent gazed at the planet too. This was his first time seeing Tamaran, but from what Ryand’r just said maybe something had happened.

“You’ve been away for a long time.” Trent said quietly. He wanted to cheer him up but he had no idea how too. It frustrated him to no end.

Trent was just about to say something too Ryand’r when he suddenly heard a weird noise. Coming from the ladder entrance behind him was the sound of something climbing toward them making wet slapping sounds. The lighting was too dim for him to see what was climbing into the room with them. He stood protectively in front of Ryand’r, but seeing as he didn’t have his guns or any water, he should have hidden behind him. The being stepped closer to them and slowly entered the light. Standing before them was Ciara. She was awake and completely covered in slime from the healing pod. Trents mouth opened but she raised a hand to stop him and said:

“Shower first. Talk second.”

Trent nodded then pointed toward the bathroom near Mara’s room. With a curt nod she turned and sloshed her way towards it, leaving a trail of slime in her wake. As she left the room so did Trent’s train of thought. Not only had he forgotten what he was about to say he had also jumped in front of Ryand’r. Trent turned to Ryand’r and smiled embarrassingly.

“I-uh forgot she was here.” He said. He took a step back and looked around, wishing he could be somewhere else. Asi, deciding to save him, said:

“Ryand’r, we are in communications range. Would you like to contact them?”

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Trent was relieved that he could finally get some rest. He closed his eyes and slowly fell towards his bed. He expected to feel his soft bed within a few seconds but the only sensation he felt was of him falling. Trent opened his eyes in time to see the ground rushing towards him. Below him was an island surrounded by crystal blue waters. Under normal circumstances he would have thought it was beautiful, but now all he cared about was not falling. He tried to steer himself towards the water but his body wouldn’t obey. He was currently headed towards the island’s southern most beach and fast. Trent shut his eyes as he awaited his fate but after a few moments he realized he wasn’t falling anymore. Trent opened his eyes cautiously. He was now standing on the beach. Ahead of him was a dense jungle but what caught his attention was a cave directly to his left. For whatever reason, he felt this overwhelming need to go inside. As he took a step towards the cave his vision changed and he found himself looking at the roof of his room.

“Trent, Tamarann is in view on long range scanners. We will arrive in approximately 30 minutes.” Asi said.

Trent shook shook his grogginess away and stood up. After quickly changing his clothes he decided to go and check up on Ryand’r, he could worry about his dream later.

As much as he told himself to sleep, Ryand’r hadn’t been able to. There were too many thoughts, too much worry, his mind wasn’t willing to calm down and so sleep wasn’t an option. But that was alright, it was probably good to think some more, and it didn’t even feel that long until a good amount of time must already have passed, as Trent came up to him. Since he hadn’t slept, he also didn’t take long to react to his friend approaching, he quickly smiled at him. “Has your sleep been well?”