Bre had packed everything she could think of which actually didn’t amount to much. In a few hours she would be leaving on a long trip to Vulcan. Anna would be coming along later after tending to some personal matters so Bre and the twins would be travelling alone.

She sat in the lounge, with the drowsy babies, looking out the window, torn between wanting to go home to Earth and the exhilaration of her new post.

• Bre