"Some, like his Excellency your brother, can survive in space, but us… Sigh…"
The lamentation in elder Onhalu's heart was too much for words. Or rather, it was the lamentation in the heart of the whole race.
Even Schneider, who had been showing signs of hyperactivity after his rebirth was quiet. It was really as they say, to leave home and see the world, to see more.
"Sigh…"
Onhaly sighed again, and smiled apologetically to the guests:
"Pardon my loss of composure. Please, come with me."
The group resumed its journey. Around, in the buildings and on the other bridges, life was teeming, full of vitality, but after the episode just now, that vitality, those bright laughters, seemed so pure, so untainted by the despair that was buried beneath the edifice, despite the dark forest outside.
Younger Lanhuvians ran around, bringing back a smile on the old face of elder Onhalu. He led the group to the middle of the bridge, and stepped onto the round platform floating beside it.
