Khan felt on the verge of falling in love all over again. He also had different urges that the situation didn't allow him to pursue, but that simple, innocent stillness was enough.
It was odd, really. Khan had spent years improving his status for various reasons, reaching the very peak of the Global Army and the highest level below the Emperor inside the Thilku Empire.
The search for better sources of information about the Nak had been at the core of that magnificent political career. Still, Khan had also pursued promotions and superior statuses for Monica. Khan had needed that to gain her parents' approval, and she even expected him to seize that authority, even if he didn't look for it.
Instead, those things had no meaning for Liiza. She had learned them to serve her species but had never liked politics in the first place. At her core, she belonged to the wilds, flying freely through the sky or sleeping on snowy peaks.
