“Saam Gib raced back to find Lela’s link. He sat for a long time staring at it. After a few minutes, he reached for the tab giving him off planet linking access and selected an audio connection to Abu. As he waited for it to go through, he realized he wasn’t simply doing it because, if he got on the wrong side of Yassi Mo, he might never work again. Not having read beyond the first line of Lela’s link before, he had no idea of the journey she’d undertaken. Nor had he realized how long it could take. Lela Norm had become important.â€
Now she’s leaving behind all she knows and loves as she sets out on a dangerous quest she is neither equipped nor prepared for. The odds against her are overwhelming, she stands to loose everything, and she faces people and situations she didn’t even know existed. Unlike Frodo, who had eight companions with him, Lela sets off alone.
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