And the sun wasn’t even up yet. Alexa sat in the pilot’s seat of the skimmer, as Lirzhan said he had no idea how to operate the vehicle. She wasn’t sure whether knowing how to drive a ground transport made her that much more qualified, but she hadn’t bothered to argue. If she kept them just above the trees and didn’t try anything fancy, she figured they should be okay. It had only taken a few minutes to figure out the onboard log and program it to retrace its trip to the science station. Judging by the maps scrolling across the screen on the dashboard, their destination was some hundred and fifty kilometers away, which meant a journey of a little less than an hour in a vehicle of this type. An old boyfriend had owned one that was similar, if an older model, and so she had a basic idea of their speed rating. Behind them the horizon began to glow, which meant they were traveling due west. Lirzhan pulled out a breakfast bar from the rations she had taken and handed it to her.
