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“As I stated before, I fear your enemies will find our planet. And if they do, my people will be in grave danger.”
    “It is true. My mother will find Turkland. And she will come looking for us. But if we work together, we can come up with a plan to deceive her.”

Part Three—The Search
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Chapter 13: Emily
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    I woke up on my massive, plush bed and found Claudia setting my breakfast down on the table at the center of the room. I yawned and patted my lips as I rolled over onto my stomach. On the floor, I saw Mr. Buttons running around, chasing something. I figured it was a bug. He liked to eat bugs, and it told me he might be hungry.
    “Claudia, make sure you feed Mr. Buttons, too.”
    She promptly nodded as she carried on.
    Finally, after a good stretch, I jumped out of bed and went into the bathroom. I took a long, hot shower, and after drying, I put on one of my silk robes and headed to the table. I took a seat and checked the food. Claudia had made me a big bowl of gwaop . It was a combination of boiled meat, steamed vegetables and broth—basically a stew. Very healthy, very tasty.
    To go with it, she had made me a blended drink of fruits and vegetables, mixed with a Mamluk liquid called noz . The liquid was pale and thick, derived from the trees in the forest and loaded with alien protein. Essentially, it was milk on steroids.
    Claudia left the room, but returned shortly after with some leaves for Mr. Buttons and a bowl of water. She set them down by the table and stood by for further instructions. I ignored her for a second and playfully called to Mr. B. “Where’s Mr. Buttons, where’s Mr. Buttons?”
    Like a dog, he came stumbling over to me on his four chubby legs. He snatched the leaves off the floor with his tiny, five-fingered hands and nibbled them like a rabbit. I smiled as I watched him. Then I gradually looked at Claudia and went over her daily tasks. “Make sure my clothes are washed, dried and folded before sunset. And when you clean the floors, make sure you get all the water up. Last night, I saw a few wet spots throughout the corridor.”
    She nodded.
    “Now get to work.”
    Claudia turned around and headed out. After finishing my food, I got up and put on a running outfit and some running boots. I jogged downstairs and gathered a few soldiers. As always, they watched over me during my early morning run.
    In the sky, I had a group of ships following me, too. I ran out into the forest with the soldiers close behind.
    “Did you have a nice breakfast, My Ruler?” a soldier said to me from behind.
    “Certainly, Soldier.” I ran for miles and miles, jumping over logs as I went, dashing through small creeks. At last, I reached a mountain and hiked to the top. The soldiers weren’t far behind.
    When they reached the top, I looked them over with loads of sweat dripping down my face. “All right, let’s head back.”
    All at once, they gave me a nod.
    I was feeling good on this day. Actually, I was feeling better than I ever had, so I decided to make things interesting and challenge the soldiers. “OK, so here’s the deal. We’re going to race back, and if one of you can beat me—you get the rest of the day off.”
    Together, they cheered with ecstatic, eager smiles.
    I smiled and got in position. The soldiers quickly followed. “Ready, set...go!” I took off down the rocky mountain, jumping from stone to stone. I made it to the bottom before any of the soldiers and zoomed away.
    Moments later, one of them caught up to me. I stayed neck and neck with her for a long while. She finally got ahead of me, but I maintained my speed, and soon after, when the miles began to pile up, she slowed down a bit. I dashed past her and made it back to my building with time to spare.
    With the others, she came jogging out of the forest and came up to me. First, she kneeled and bowed. “You’re the greatest, My Ruler,” she said with an exhausted yet lively