Mother and Child Reunion

"Will you excuse me, Nemone?" the QueenMother asked. With anyone else, she would have phrased it as a statement rather than as a genuine question, but the High Priestess merited even the queen's respect.

"Of course, Your Majesty. We have already dealt with the only important issue that I wanted to discuss with you."

The guard led her queen to the palace refectory, where Astra was making inroads into a large meal. She had gone hungry in the desert, and hadn't had a chance for a meal on the Enterprise before being mysteriously snatched away, so the refectory had been her first destination.

The QueenMother's eyes widened at the sight of her daughter. Astra was wearing strange-looking apparel made from some unfamiliar material, with a shockingly short skirt. The exposed skin of her face, hands and legs was reddened, as if she had experienced prolonged exposure to strong sunlight. This was odd since it was late autumn in Aqualaria.

Astra broke off from eating and smiled. "Hello, Mother. It's good to see you again."

"Where the Hells have you been, daughter? You've been gone for three weeks with never a word."

1. Astra tells the whole amazing story.
2. Astra decides that it might be wiser not to reveal that she's been on an unauthorised dragon-slaying mission that didn't go according to plan.

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