Ariana lying lackadaisically noted with sheer boredom it was raining. No chance to walk in the park to work. She would have to take the shuttle. She was told to take time off. Paul hadn't been gone for long. Their last conversation before he faded from her forever. She had no time to play the grieving, loving sister.
"Ariana this is the truth don't take time to figure it out from all angles." Peter whispered parched.
"Peter, The Council of Salvage of Earth, are you certain?" Ariana questioned.
Ariana knew the rule a dying patient wasn't given water, the fluid of the planet. He looked so miserable, she leaned down and allowed the moisture she had in her mouth fall into his. As he gave his life back to his heavenly Father. She held him hugging him close.
They physically had to pull him out of her arms. She was an orphan without siblings. If she hadn't rose so high in the Council she could be made to work in the many work camps.
She thought somebody had reached into her chest cavity and removed her heart. Peter taught her about past. About the secretive opening in the granite mountain side. The Indian Dream Catcher its powers. They had been twins they spoke without ordinary words.
Peter had warned her of the danger of the council. They would stampede through the portal killing out all that was left untouched through time. Ariana could make safe journeys bring forth the information. Nobody should know the secret. She held it all in an innocent feather and beaded Indian Dream catcher.
Cremation took place within the hour of death. She watched Peter's body knowing he had given her permission to leave this place. The earth hadn't aged well to many senseless wars. Stripped mines. Dust covered oil wells. No. The year 2060 was barren. Her mind racing she smoothed her suit and sat on the shuttle.