Although the majority of her focus was on piloting the ship, Amal took Eva’s words to heart. She loosened her grip bit by bit, and relaxed her body more and more, all without losing complete control of the ship. At the same time, she put her breathing into a hard pattern - one second of inhaling, tw
The Spirit of Amelia slowly descended down towards the ground and touched down on a flat patch of grass incredibly softly. Her landing gears’ legs creaked a little under her weight, but ultimately held firm. There were a few muffled CLICKS accompanied by a long HISS as the ship depressurized deep
Not that they could blame a single one of them for still feeling that way. After their brief tour, they walked back to the main house, where they stood in awe at its new entrance. The foyer that they had blown open was now a large and spacious entranceway. Huge doors led into the grand foyer, which
“In any case,” she continued, “are you gonna introduce me to your friends?” “Oh, oh! Right!” said Amal. “This is Freya, and this is Raijin. They helped take down Nightmare and his marauders.” The two of them waved at Jionna, smiles on their faces. “Is that so?” said Jionna. “Well, I guess we’ve a
Everyone who worked at the Laertidus Farm gathered behind the house to eat lunch together, just as Sol reached its apex in the sky. Not just the farmhands, engineers, and wranglers, but anyone from the outside who just so happened to be at the farm. Goods delivery pilots, prospective clients, random
“Stop thinking like that,” she said. “You didn’t lose everyone, and I’m still here. You’ve got no need to go to places that don’t exist. You’re here, and you’re doing what you can to make the farm better than it’s ever been. That’s who you are, and that’s all you need to be.” Tears began to pool in
“What if…” she began. “It’s like this… we - Freya, Raijin, and I - we’re all putting something together, and we… We honestly came here ‘coz we wanted to run the idea by you and see what you think.” “What kinda something?” asked Jionna. Curiosity was plastered all over her face. She thought Amal w
The huge combine harvester that was under repairs had been partially disassembled, and some of its pieces were strewn about all around it. Some were put up on shelves where they were catalogued. Others were disassembled further and cleaned thoroughly. A temporary canopy had been erected above the