“Tell me, Cas,” Jenny began with great care, still nursing her hurt feelings. “How is it that Jeiel and Dammen can travel back and forth so quickly between all the different planets in Valtor? Do they have some souped-up, high speed vessel that travels at extreme velocities?”

Casina laughed at this. “No, of course not. They use something called a ga’lif system. It’s like a door they can open in order to cross through into other worlds in a matter of seconds.”

Jenny, feeling more normal than she did a week ago, sat up in bed then threw her covers aside to hug her knees.

“Wow, really? That’s cool.”

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