Ashla

Chapter Six

Ashla was sitting on her bed in her new quarters that she shared with Hedala. She was looking at her letter, trying to decide whether to open or not. Before she could decide, the man she saw at the landing port walk in. He kind of looked like a storm trooper, but the uniform was different. He had dark skin, slightly lighter than Hedala's, and he had brown eyes. He was mostly bald, except for a band of white hair that wrapped around the back of his head.

"Now, I want to ask you a few questions," the man said as he kneeled towards Ashla so they looked each other in the eye.

"About what?" Ashla asked.

"First of all, where did you come from?" he asked.

"Thaebaska, I think," Ashla answered.

"What do you mean you think?" the man asked.

"I'm adopted," Ashla responded, "My mother left me on the Fardi's doorstep when I was just a baby. She left this note with me. You can take a look at it if you want to." She handed the note to Rex. Rex looked at the her and opened the letter. As he read it, his expressions changed variously, then he gasped.

"I... Ummm... have to go see some now," Rex said, "Good bye."

"Wait, what about my..." Ashla started, but Rex already closed the door, "... letter." Then, the door opened, and Hedala came in.

"What's going on?" she asked.

"You know that man we saw at the docking station?" Ashla said.

"Yeah, why?" Hedala asked as as she sat down next to Ashla.

"He came into my room, asked me some questions, and took the letter my mom left me," Ashla answered.

"He took your letter?!" Hedala exclaimed.

"Well, more like I gave it to him, and he never gave it back," Ashla replied, "Do you think we can trust him?"

"I don't know Ashla," Hedala answered, "I just don't know."

Hera was just rummaging through supplies when Rex ran up to her.

"Hera!" Rex exclaimed, "Take a look at this!" He handed her a letter that was addressed to Ashla. She gave him a look and opened the letter. As she read it, she gasped.

"Should we tell her?" Hera asked.

"No, she's going through too much right now," Rex said, "I say, let's wait until she comes to us."

"If you insist," Hera said.