Snow White and the Seven Dwarf Planets: A Space Age Fairy Tale (Star-Crossed Tales) by J. M. Page

Author:J. M. Page [Page, J. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-18T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Snow

Hunter’s retreating footsteps vibrated through the floor of the ship as it hummed along towards its destination. Snow took a deep breath, her nerves still jangling from their conversation. She’d revealed too much to him. She’d opened up too much.

Was she wrong for thinking she could be so candid with him? It seemed every choice she made was too hasty, too bold, too improvised. All these years in seclusion were meant to be building up to something, but now that she was on her own, she acted too rashly, spoke too quickly, and — maybe worst of all — trusted too easily.

She scrunched her eyes shut and dropped her head to her hands. If Plick was still around he’d want her to be warier of everyone. Not just Hunter — though she could already hear all the things he’d have to say about that little relationship — but Beaver, too. He’d have warned her against getting too chummy with the people on Avuuna. Plick had always been one for caution above all. Better to be paranoid than dead, he’d say.

But how else would they have found out about the rumors zipping through the Empire? That people thought so little of their Queen they believed she could be the arsonist herself?

Plick would have — and did, when he was still alive — told her to stay far away from Zomer City. But then how would she have learned how miserable her people were?

She took a deep breath and let it out, dropping her hands and leaning back to look ahead at the colored points of light in the vast expanse of space. There were things to be learned in breaking the rules. Important things.

Plick had done a good job of teaching her to defend herself with a blaster, teaching her how to spot a liar, but he’d never taught her how to be a leader. He was too focused on keeping her alive and preparing her for the inevitable day when she would face the Queen. There had never been any thought given to what would happen afterward. Everything Snow knew about ruling her people, she’d learned from her mother. And that knowledge mostly consisted of things that were inappropriate for princesses. Not exactly useful when she was trying to stage a coup.

Snow found herself now in a position that neither of her parents envisioned, and for the first time, it occurred to her that she might have to forge her own path instead of relying on the wisdom they’d passed down.

It wasn’t a comforting thought.

A series of beeps sounded from the navigation panel just as Hunter returned with two steaming mugs.

“Looks like we’re close,” he said, glancing toward the flashing lights at the front of the ship. “Should be entering the atmosphere any time now. You ready for this?”

There were so many things ‘this’ could be. She brought the mug of tea to her lips, drinking instead of answering. She swallowed and frowned at the mug.

“What? Did I get it wrong?” Hunter asked.

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