I went to see Lena and was surprised that the guards let me right in. I met Lena on the garden patio. She sat in a lounge chair with an umbrella shading her from the sun, looking like a true queen.

“I’ve been waiting for you. Did you make it through your work-study day?” she glanced at me from under the brim of a sun hat and grinned.

“Um… yeah. You’ve been waiting for me?” I sat down in the chair next to her.

“When I connected with the Moon ...