Nero Awakening

le. Like a dream. Or a fair

the doors and she turns to face all of us again, “but only Nero and Bahiri are

Tomas turns to whoever remains hidden behind it and takes a

bit of proof that they aren’t th

head to one side of the buil

a few islands as landscape, but I see a wall up ahead, made of the same pale pink sandstone that’s so pre

rus, but it smells real, not the engineered stuff I’ve experien

incre

m are vibrant and varied. There are pinks and

lowing wit

able, looking recently placed, with just

gins unloading it. There’s fruit and cheese

” Zara says with a sma

g herself some fruit. Zayne sits next to her, looking around as if he

od. He’s always acting like he’s starving to death de

, sitting directly next to me as

of fruit, but Tomas just sits there, looking

you understand this is a big deal to both sides. You have many questions. We didn’t know there were any more of us. We are c

y father does, as well. “I won

her eyes is

net are y

ag

e question I don’t thin

found me floating in space, surrounded by Neron, just o

oo much to te

ntil a few days ago, I one-hundre

ion took the planet over,” Tom

We left the planet

lightly. I wonder if questions and answers are tumbling thr

lize I don’t even know that as a fact. My father

o the vo

t in suspicion. “And you never manifest

to me, but not enough for it to be noti

heir abilities between the ages of ten and fifteen solars. I ha

the one who is lying. So

m Nova

oomer,” I say with

n’t react

s it would make more sense, perhaps,” Tomas muses, “but consider