The booth disappeared from around him, and he floated, the distant Imperial Capital on Torgas Prime beckoning him oddly.
Below him, the palace sprawled across a picturesque valley on the lush, semi-tropical world. Palms sprouted in small courtyards located in unlikely places, buildings of fabulous façade interconnected with colonnaded walkways and soaring fountains. Rooftops glittered with crushed crystal, walls were inlaid with intricate mosaics, and walks were paved with marble flagstone.
The sight of the palace shook Jack, as though physically. He'd never yearned for the sedentary, leisure life of a prince, only for the power of one, with which he might make the lives of others better. Why am I seeing this? he wondered, little interested in the trappings of royalty.
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