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a thrill through her as she banked and pulled up to clear the ridge.  It took nearly twenty minutes before she reached her destination. 
    Gracefully , she landed the shuttle on the only level ground for miles.  Just barely wide enough to allow her to walk around the shuttle, the ledge was two hundred feet below the top of the cliff face.  It was bare rock that tipped slightly in toward the ledge.  Most pilots wouldn’t even consider attempting to land on it, but then, Kalea was not most pilots.  Privacy was one of her passions, and danger was more of a hobby.
    Exiting the shuttle , Princess Kalea hugged its side as she carefully made her way to the back of the ledge.  Ducking under the wing, the tip of which was just a matter of inches from the cliff face, she started down the narrow path that led off to the north.
    Fifteen minutes of slow careful walking brought her to a second ledge, this one larger and sporting a few trees.  A small crevice in the cliff face provided a natural drain for rain water, and a basin on the far north side of the ledge held a natural pool and supported the grass and trees that flourished here.
    Sitting on a large rock near the water, Princess Kalea worked at quieting her soul.  With deep cleansing breaths, she let her gaze roam over the grass and trees and then come to rest on the pool of water.
    “Holy One, I have been so distracted by my fears.  My head knows that this is the right thing to do.  You led me to this decision and I KNOW that.  In You I have no doubt, but in me and in the prince, I do.”  Releasing a deep sigh Princess Kalea looked up to the sky and closed her eyes, focusing on the Voice as it whispered and stilled the raging thoughts in her mind.
    A gentle smile touched her lips as she rested in the peace that the Voice comforted her with.  Off to her right a small bird chirped and another answered, but even their cheer could not entice her from the moment.  Time seemed to stop and the peace slowly seeped into every corner of her mind like warmth from a hot bath.
    “Thank You , Holy One!  Thank You for understanding and accepting me.  Thank You for this peace. Please help me not to lose it again.”  Princess Kalea smiled at her own silliness.  She knew peace was her choice.
    Opening her eyes she looked for the birds that she had heard earlier.  They were on the far side of the trees and all she could m ake out were flashes of color amongst the greenery.  Slowly, she rose from the rock and started to look for the birds in the tree.  As she came around a second rock at the side of the tree, one of the birds took flight. 
    Holding perfectly still she waited.  After a moment when the second bird didn’t fly off , she again began to move around the tree.  She saw its white tipped tail and was ducking to see around the branches when suddenly, her AVID beeped.  The bird, startled by the sound, took flight and was gone, diving down the cliff face in order to avoid the danger.
    Rolling her eyes , Princess Kalea moved back toward the pool as she flicked her wrist and answered. “Yes?”
    “Princess , this is Doctor Wingate.  I have the test results.”
    “I will be there in about 45 minutes.”  Princess Kalea answered as she sprinted across the ledge and then slowed when she reached the path.  “Caution may take time now , but it allows time later,” she whispered repeating one of her mother’s favorite sayings.
    From the shuttle she called security to make ready the landing bay and was docked and out of the shuttle in record time.  Running through the underground passage , she reached the Med Lab in just over 40 minutes.  Leaning against the wall, she slowed her breathing and forced herself to calm down before she entered, still three minutes early.
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    “Randy do you think I missed anything?” Alexis asked as she fidgeted on the window seat.
    “Yes.” Randolph answered c almly from his seat across the room.
    “Oh, heavens what is it?”