The planet was one of several earth like planets that had been discovered in the last few decades, this planet was circling the star known as Van Maan...n's star, a white dwarf star located 14. 1 light years from the sun. His star-ship, the Alliance interstellar class cruiser "Invincible" was in orbit, and he was making a social call. A few days earlier, his ranking officers and himself had been invited to a dinner to celebrate the signing of a treaty of friendship and cooperation between the. I snuggled further down inside my blankets, relishing the warmth of the sheets against my naked body, but knowing I had to get out of bed at some point. Then I made a decision. If I couldn’t have heat, I was going somewhere warm, dammit! It had been unseasonably cold for Southern California, and our apartment was never equipped for such chilly temperatures. We had only an inadequate space heater and the kitchen oven. The bedroom seemed to be getting colder by the minute. Reluctantly, I climbed. A very nice body conforming dress light yellow with lace trim.I had my headphones on listening to one of my playlists on SoundCloud.Admiring how my dress fit in the mirror and swaying with the music.I had my eyes closed and was thinking about Daniel.We had gone on a little excursion up into the mountains .We had left early in the morning before the crack of dawn.WE had just planned to be gone for the day so we wanted to get an early start.I just had a small backpack to carry my water and a few. She calls on the sea. Because a great sorceress’s power is almost impossible to wield with any finesse, the wave she calls wreaks havoc on the merchant fleet parked in the harbour, and it seems to the escaped boy that Qoura is trying to destroy him.I hated my mind for thinking of the possibility, hated that it made sense. It explained so many things. For example, why would the sorceress assume I’d escaped and try to kill me when she sees the library on fire? Why would she assume I’m on a boat.