The first sign of the coming night was the greatest star, besides their Caniea, revealed as an oversized dot in the faded blue-green of the sky. Delling was the star of the next system over, named for an old human god. It was closer than humans had known about when they first traveled to Ilmare. That was the rumor, anyway. Humans’ home planet, Earth, didn’t have a system that near.
When Selati pointed out Delling, Aleledai was already issuing orders to their group. “Srahuni, find a place in the trees to stop for the night. The rest of you split up and find both firewood and food.”
The constructs slipped between the foliage until Zerai and Aleledai were the last ones in Selati’s presence. Zerai eased a shoulder under Selati’s free, injured side and between the three of them, managed to ge
