Chapter 59

Relda made big gestures to rush the crew along. They swarmed the hallway. She touched Aks on the shoulder and said, "Thank you."

He enfolded her in a friendly hug.

"You fought the war," he said, and gave a joyful grin.

"You let us use the port. You hacked the airwaves."

He shrugged, pursed his lips, and gave an overconfident nod.

"No lies detected," he said. "I'll see you back to your ship."

Memories of the beginning of training flooded Relda's mind as they passed the training space.

The war for Quadrant 3 had ended, but light years away, the deity that had long controlled Dialorian minds still inhabited the Temple.

While Relda shuddered, recalling that she had stolen the medallion from the Temple, her daughters descended onto the home front.

"How hard is this going to be?" Anthem ranted.

"You're starting to sound like Ozla," Annika scolded. "At least, how she was in training."