Twilight, which the pair had named olilei-light, was all theirs. Their parents had not objected to the friendship while the two had been small. But no... that the unlikely twosome was as tall as their elders, and Oli had grown manly fur on chest and back, hints were being made to both of them that they needed to seek more appropriate company. The dawn was summer-warm, as it had been for days. Lei was racing Oli, adamant as ever to prove that she, with her much smaller white-grey wings, could. And, everyone there did notice the absence of Andrew Brown; and, everyone there disapproved.Lea, fell from her seat to her knees on the grassy sward sobbing as the coffin was lowered to its eternal rest. Her husband and her daughter joined her. Anna remained seated, but was busy dabbing the endless stream of tears that caused the dabbing.At the house the wake was quiet almost somber, would have been the way to describe it. There was food, and some conversation. Carlton had had Cecilia’s house. We cannot be sure that something in our appearance, our odor, whatever else does not engender similar hostility among other species—or, on the other hand, that we do not appear to this planet as appetizers on the menu of predators. It is my responsibility to protect this crew to the best of my ability, and I intend to do so."Shaw rolled his eyes, but donned his armament without further argument; the others followed suit.Igwanda insisted on an hour's wait after the landing before debarkation.. Love you, Laura."Yvette turned and left, and when Laura glanced back she saw that Jonelle was walking away too, in the opposite direction, as fast as she could go. She ran after her, finally catching her near the street corner."Jonelle."Jonelle wouldn't look at her. Laura could see her face was wet with tears. She reached down for Jonelle's hand, but Jonelle yanked it away."Jonelle, please."Finally she turned her face to Laura, her eyes jeweled with tears and red with pain. "You lied," she.