Aidan Hurja

He climbed her, trying not to cause her any pain or discomfort as he did so, and once she moved to get airborne he reached for something to tightly hold on to – there were no seatbelts here, after all! So he also made sure that the Doctor would not fall down.

They saw the small village from a distance, but sadly what they saw first was the smoke rising from it. And too soon it became clear that those were not cooking-fires…

The place was deserted and it was clear that seing it like this made Lona feel desperate. He jumped down from her back, his hand gently caressing that huge frontleg of hers, and took in the details. Nice little houses – or what was left of them – each with a humongous dome of sorts behind them. He wanted to ask about those, but this seemed not the right time to play tourist. He slowly walked about, trying to learn more about what exactly had happened here. It hadn’t been too long ago. The Doctor got busy as well. Suddenly the vampire held very still, listening.

„You hear that?“ the asked is companions, listening to that soft wail.

Lona turned her head sharply towards him, her nose flaring as she sniffed the air. “I do…” The voice sounded vaguely familiar, and she tore off towards the sound. The Doctor sprinted after her. 

The source of the wailing was a female Talanthi, her blonde hair in disarray as she held her face in her hands and wept. “Amarae!” Lona shouted and ran to her, wrapping the woman in her arms. Amarae looked up in shock, and hugged Lona back, the two murmuring in their native language. 

Lead the way then, Elsa

he instructed, trusting that she knew how to get out of here unseen. Sure, he’d manage to do so as well, but… wasn’t as much fun! And no, he wasn’t afraid of showing her his super-human powers - she’d bragged with hers as well, after all. 

Bring us out of the Palace and I will show you the universe - and bring you back before anyone can really miss you too much!