“I’m sorry I’ve upset you.” Lina’s mentor said. She was scenting calm and caring now, in heavy amounts.
Lina tried her best to ignore it.
No more words were exchanged other than those necessary to get the cloud skimmer turned around to drift back toward the colony. And after the craft was pulled back into the storage dock, Lina grumbled a hasty goodbye and found the nearest refuse receptacle in which to stash the old book. 4: The Queen’s Gala
And though the colony had called this place home for far longer than any one of their kind could remember, over the course of recent days, the lands had become barren and the fruit of the sacred tree grown bitter. So it was, when the Wise Queen gathered up her children to watch the great ships sailing against the night sky. With their silver sails unfurled, the sleeping young queens set out in search of a new home. A home once again overflowing with the gifts of milk and honey.