20.

Alpha Centauri

Proxima Centauri (Laxian)

Location: Unknown

Year: 30552

Madeleine's legs ached so badly that she swore she was a step away from throwing herself over the deep red grass and starting to weep like a child.

It had to be at least several hours since they've left the ship, yet the light seemed to die out so painfully slow.

The days were indeed much longer here, on Laxian.

Her jaw clenched in an attempt to hold in her mewl of pain as she took another step over the bloody red grass, feeling her muscles cramp up in protest after such long time of non-stop walking.

However, she did not dare express the tiniest sign of fatigue or discomfort, for she did not want to be seen as the puny little human this BloodHound currently walking right ahead of her was already considering her to be.

It had finally gotten dark and the sky looked so beautiful, with trails of stars and swirls of distant galaxies, her eyes widening in awe as soon as they stepped into a small clearing.

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