“And there-Cassiopeia. I always loved the name. Sounds so fancy. Really, if you head way out that direction, you would be surprised what you would find. But your kind hasn’t gotten that far yet.” Stolas had kept me close to him since we left the stone. If the occasional thoughts I picked up meant anything, he was concerned because I had gotten so quiet and withdrawn. Laying next to me on the ground, he had me scooped against his side, pointing at the stars, occasionally looking at my face as if to see if I’d checked out or not.
Finally, I stopped staring at the stars and looked directly at Stolas’ beautiful face. His voice continued on for a few moments before he glanced down at me to see what I was looking at. He raised a platinum brow in a silent query.
“I want to know why yo
