Not that there were so many of them, a nova is a rare event indeed and especially within the comparatively tiny realm of charted space.Even so it woul..., to say the least, be an embarrassment if one of SES' exploratory ships were to emerge from worm space—the uncertain hyperspatial dimension through which they bypassed the limitations of the known universe to travel far faster than the speed of light itself—in the path of a known stellar explosion. And much more, of course, than an embarrassment. ” We touched down on the landing at the pad a couple of minutes later. Brandi and Brenda took off as soon as we cleared the landing pad.I looked at our crew, “Enjoy the remainder of the day at the resort. We have a little work to do and will meet you back at the owner’s suite when we are done. Have fun and enjoy yourselves.” I noticed a look of concern on their faces and added, “Don’t worry it may not be anything at all.”The resort personnel were learning how to take care of us as two carts. " She picked up her glass."Have fun. Don't do anything I wouldn't do," Sal grinned.She returned the smile: "That should give me plenty of scope."Turning from the bar, her eyes fell on him again. His penetrating gaze was aimed straight at her. She felt her heart jump. Good lord, this one should come with a health warning! His sensuous mouth curved into a grin, as though he could read her thought. She looked away, then realised she was checking out his chest and ... belt buckle.Her eyes returned. “Ricky, why is your wand on the floor?” Micky asked him.They all turned to see that his old wand was indeed on the floor beside the husk of Simon’s body. As they watched Simon’s body also finished disintegrating. Leaving a medallion and a ring for a three-gemmed mage in his pile of clothes.The also realised that Joshua’s body had disintegrated as well, and they all wondered why the human bodies were doing this. It normally took several months for a body to become ash.Micky got up, and she went.