River was excited and scared at the same time as the shuttle landed. She loved to travel, but this was a little far out for her! She had not really had much time to absorb the fact she was on a spaceship traveling through space before, since she was more concerned with just trying to stay alive. Now, she was going to take her first step out onto an alien planet. Glancing at Jo and Star, River could tell they were just as nervous too.
Torak glanced down at River, watching as she nervously twisted a small knife between her fingers, moving it in and out without even looking at it. He had a feeling she wasn’t even aware she was doing it since she kept looking around at everyone and everything.
Torak was very proud of his House, as it was one of the largest and strongest on Kassis. He had mad
