Zoran felt better as he returned to his cabin. It would explain much if Abby was fearful of being the only one of her kind, but she wasn’t. There were four other females, and she knew them. Perhaps if she knew that, it would help her. Opening the door of the cabin he moved in quietly, walking over to where Abby sat looking out into the blackness of space.
“It is beautiful, isn’t it?” Zoran asked softly, looking at Abby.
Abby smiled sadly. “I was raised to believe there was one god who created our world. Even that is something I can no longer hold onto.”
Zoran turned Abby to face him. His heart was breaking at the look of bleakness in her eyes. “You can hold onto me, Abby. I love you very much, elila.”
Abby looked into Zoran’s eyes. “What does elila mean?”
“There is not an exact transl
