Alone Together Kala stormed across the deck. She wanted to scream with frustration. Her unvoiced yell burned inside the prison of her throat. Kala gripped the wood of a nearby railing and took several deep breaths, filling her lungs. How she wished to be home again, to feel the permanent strength of solid ground beneath her feet, to breath the calming freshness of real, unfiltered air. She looked around. The three pirates who occupied the deck with her were three too many. She needed to be alone, and yet the image of her cramped cabin offered little comfort. It was then that Kala recalled an area of the ship she had seen in passing. The plaque outside the door had simply read “Meditation,” written in Galactic Common. Since that’s exactly what she needed, Kala figured it was the best place to go. ~*~ Kala found the room just down the hall from the Monoceros’ med bay. When she stepped toward it, the door slid open, welcoming her to the dimly lit space within. The Meditation