Chapter Eight
Torak was silent on the shuttle ride down to the planet. River glanced at him from time to time, but mostly listened to the excited talk around her. The men were excited to finally be back home. Many of them had been away in space for almost a year, and were anxious to return to their Houses. Others talked about what had happened in the shuttle bay and how they had all held their breaths when River had issued her battle cry.
Jo and Star sat next to each other and between Manota and Jazin. Neither brother had let the sisters out of their sight since they had appeared in the shuttle bay. Jo looked at River and rolled her eyes, then crossed them and stuck her tongue out.
River bit back a laugh. She giggled when Torak looked at her before glancing up at Jo. His eyes narrowed a
