Your Days Are Numbered.

"Once again, I find myself falling into comfort because of how happy everyone seems," Sol sighed, resting his hand on Dina's leg and his forehead against her bosom. 

"We can't leave everything in the state that it's in, though," Dina hugged his head, caressing his hair with a sigh. "Master... you made a promise." 

"I know," He nodded against her. "I know, it's just..." 

"You have said it before," Dina smiled, sighing with her chin atop his head. "If everything was like this all the time, life truly would be a blessing." 

"It already is," Sol smiled and wrapped his hands around her waist. "It already is." 

***

"How long has it been?" Dr'ul asked, seated in the lounge of the Vestic estate on Earth. "I know that he has already arrived because I have not seen Alpha since the day we sensed his presence."