Chapter 71: Teaching Moments

The cabin was a repaired fortress, but the air remained thick with a watchful silence. The observers never approached, but their presence was a constant pressure, a reminder that their family was now the most interesting specimen jar in the cosmos. They had named their daughter Liza, a tribute to the grandmother whose strength had seen them through so much. Little Liza, however, seemed entirely unimpressed by her cosmic audience.

At six ...