Morra couldn’t help the small smile that came to her face as she saw the world of Oed V turning below her. Her absence had been far too long. Her hearts ached to think that it truly had been nearly a year since homeworld had called her back for… reasons. She was glad to get back to the planet, and her family. The absence from Asu and the children made her sad, but she knew it hadn’t been anything she could help.

The Galdori vessel floated in the orbit of the planet, and Morra could make out the twin domes below her for a few minutes before the ship’s orbit carried it away. “Civilian Morra. Are you ready for your transport to the surface?” a voice spoke, and Morra turned to see a green-scaled Hatriku standing in the doorway. He wasn’t an officer she had much interaction with, but she had learned his name.

“Yes. Thank you, Ka’de Gosa,” she said with a small smile and a nod to him. She grabbed her luggage - just a small case with a few important items held within. “I am ready to depart.”

The two walked in silence through the halls of the vessel. Morra had always loved the organic design of Galdori ships, the way the corridors, walls, and floors all flowed into one another and looked as though they had been grown that way. She disliked the sterile, cold design of Federation vessels. It was just as well that she didn’t have to spend much time in either. Being on a planet was so much better.

• Morra, HoST