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just want to do my work to the best of my ability.”
    “I think you will be able to exceed your estimation of your abilities. The Citadel has a way of bringing out the most in people. Learning from others who have gained mastery of their own talents in strange and unlikely ways is inspiring.”
    Ainora smiled. “I think I might actually enjoy this.”
    He got out of his chair and leaned over her, reaching past her and pulling back with a flat tablet.
    She couldn’t help but inhale his scent, and it had the peculiar hint of conifer that she associated with her family’s home in the mountains. There was musk, sweat and a myriad of other scents involved, but the trees near her home was the image that stuck in her mind.
    He showed her how to scroll through the data and bring up images. The language she had been given made it easy, and she started her Alliance education.
     
    By the time they were ready to land, she had been through all the files for the rescued Resicor talents that had already been posted around the Alliance.
    Even those who had been stuck in the dome and removed with the consent of the government had managed to get out of the restrictor suits and make new lives for themselves. It lifted her spirits to know that she wasn’t the only one, even with what Relay had said. Hearing that you were not alone was different than seeing the files and the non-classified missions that your planet-mates had been on.
    It made her feel good to see the success that her people had gained. With everything that was going on on Resicor, leaving home and being triumphant was something to be proud of. The rejects of their society were saving lives.
    “Why am I being given access to these files?”
    “Your departure from Resicor put you in the custody of the Citadel. You will be signing a contract when you arrive, but for now, you are a ward of the Citadel.”
    “And as a ward, I have access to information blocks offered by the Citadel. Right.” Ainora smiled. It was a freedom she hadn’t counted on.
    Being trusted was something she was going to have to get used to. It had been so long since she felt the weight of trust on her shoulders that it was going to be a shock. Life was too short to spend it paranoid and looking over her shoulder. She had just been given an option that had been beyond her just one day earlier. If they trusted her, she was going to show them that it was worth the risk.
    She pulled up her own file and looked at the words In Transit . Those two words said so much about the situation that she was in, she almost laughed at the complexity that was caught up in those words.
    Ainora kept herself occupied until they were on their way down to the new world. Once he announced their descent, she put the data pad down and watched Morganti approach.
    Sure, they were flying toward the planet, but to Ainora’s eyes, it looked like the world was coming up to greet them. Part of it did.
    A speck turned into a figure that shaped into a woman, glowing like a small star. The figure caught up with them and a voice came through the coms.
    “I am taking you directly to the Citadel, there has been a spill on the tarmac at the base, and it is all hands to the mops.”
    Lyon leaned forward. “Thank you, Starbreaker.”
    “You are welcome, Agent Tacks. Cut the automatic controls, I am bringing you in manually.” Lashings of energy surrounded their ship.
    Lyon disengaged the computer. “Clear for you to land us where you like, Starbreaker.”
    “Thank you, Agent Tacks. Landing will be in ten minutes or so. Sit still; this will be a little less smooth than a regular landing.”
    Lyon buckled in and Ainora followed his lead. With Starbreaker as their only propulsion, they did indeed sway quite a bit on the way down.
    The Citadel was a large structure on the fairly barren landscape. They were settled next to it and a column of people came forward to greet them.
    “This is your new world, Ms. Lenz. I hope you enjoy