The Ellipsis ship was still in space, floating in the galaxy at maximum speed. They'd been through countless black holes, tuned high-power navigation so they didn't get thrown in the wrong place.
Now they were at coordinates near Hexa, the place that Prince Aerus wanted to avoid at this time.
His fingers swept the photo that Lia gave him, the photo carved everything. His tall figure sank into the bundle of the passenger seat, while his eyes were alert but slightly dim. "I miss you," whispered Prince Aerus depressed, then tucked the photo back into the pocket of his royal clothes.
"Hamdi," called Prince Aerus. "You're sure Professor Braines can make me a new device right?"
Hamdi did a few rounds with the control of his plane, dodged some space rocks, and finally answered, "He should, Prince. But it might take a very long time. There's a lot of experimentation to be done as well, but that'll be a hindrance right?"
