Unrelenting Chase

The living room in Calden Reist's household was filled with an air of quiet despair as Endric sat across from Calden's wife, who nervously wrung her hands.

Her eyes were red from tears and her face pale from worry. Calden's young daughter clung to her side, looking up at Endric with hope and fear. It had been a difficult conversation, but finally, they had come to the heart of the matter.

"There's a cabin in the woods," Calden's wife's voice trembled softly. "It's… it's where we used to go as a family. Calden loved that place. It was secluded, and peaceful. He even kept a small spacecraft there, stashed away underground in a bunker. We'd fly out from there sometimes. There's a particular star we used to visit, out in space, far from everything. He'd take us there for vacations—just the three of us."

Endric's nodded slowly in understanding. "That might be where he's gone. Do you remember the name of the star or where it's located?"