Home. The word felt foreign now. Was it the planet they’d left behind, with its warm sun and cold betrayals? Or was it this—this creaking, patched-up ship where every ration was counted and every shadow held a secret?
Kanata grinned. He tugged Aries’s tether, pulling them both back toward the ship. -DB- Kanata no Astra
“Aries.”
Behind them, the Astra ’s airlock cycled open. Quitterie’s annoyed voice echoed over the comms: “Are you two having a moment ? Because the atmospheric processor is beeping, and Luca burned the rehydrated eggs again .” -DB- Kanata no Astra
And that, Aries realized, was the only north star they had ever needed. -DB- Kanata no Astra