'We made it'

She pulled her hood further over her face, trying to look inconspicuous. Just in case Templars had decided to wander the market. So intent on looking for that tell-tale glint of armour, she didn’t even notice the woman in her path until it was nearly too late. “Woah! S-Sorry, I wasn’t watching...”

She honestly wouldn’t be surprised if Lexi said no. But even a workaholic like Lexi needed a break once in a while. And how better than drinking with a friend?

With Scott and Dad gone though, she’d needed out of the apartment. Needed to clear her head.

The young soldier, devoid of nearly all her weaponry, hesitated, staring rather conspicuously at the other woman. What to do?

She was so engrossed in the book, that she failed to notice she was headed directly towards someone. Until she’d nearly ran them over, that is.

“You know Jaal, I’ve been wondering... If Havarl is the angaran homeworld and Aya is your... base of operations? Why is the angaran capital on Voeld?” The question had been bothering her for weeks now, like a tickle in her throat, to be ignored until she could no longer.

The desert was changing, growing. Still hot and dry, but someday.... someday it would be a home to thousands. She had to keep believing that.