mage during the forced jump, and the emergency landing system barely manag

l Planet, though they were far

er region of Feral Planet, with ancient forests stretching endlessly t

through the wilderness, low and terrifying, reminding Maya that this planet was not part of civilized Federa

rocks and twisted metal pieces from their sh

dark red eyes looked exhausted, but he was still scan

to his face. His amber eyes showed worry, e

sly green eyes now looked tired, though he

d alert and watchful, and even injured, he placed hi

rl up in an emergency water container they salvaged from the ship. His face was white a

vel like this. Everyone needed rest, medical care, and time t

our strength back, we'll start looking for my father. At least we made it t

her with an unre

what. She never cared if they were bleeding, feverish, or hal

ully, as if waiting for the hi

wild and dangerous. If we rush into the forest like this, we won't be lookin

veryone's wounds first. Prioritize Finn, then Hunt

d Finn's damaged water container. Caleb followed to help move salvageable suppl

he paused for a secon

k. His lips curved into something between a smi

h site. Finn's eyes showed curiosity, but he

metal wreckage to sit on.

ship parts, her tense nerv

hope and kept them stable for

ya had created couldn't be erased just b

nted freedom. Once the beast marks were gon

change how they saw her. Not with words, because none of them wou

oached while s

f golden-brown emergency food. The edges looked slightly crispy and smelled decent. E

te the new cuts on his face, he forced a charming smile, the kind of smile that probably once

ant to eat

o nice all of a sudden. I

ly at the fox beastman

g tone, "If you eat this, c

Maya into giving blood to

e desperate to esc

ther schemes right now. The beast marks kept them from hurting her directly, a

er blood drops too easily, after ten times his fox clan's vengeful

ly tired green eyes. She smiled meaningfully.

showed his expected mocking ex

? You make me five meals, each one as carefully prepar

p meant fifty meals would co

ter a moment, he asked carefully, "Are you

e could lie when swearing to him. Such oaths had real bin

he Beast God that if Jasper makes me five proper meals, I will give him o

peaking, Jasper's tired e

wounds all looked up wit

te his facial wounds, he pushed the container

nt, but after chewing twice she frowned. It ha

easoning?" she cou

synthesizer broke in the crash. All the seasoning containers shattered too. We o

frowned. As a doctor, she knew how impo

per nutrition to get our strength back. We can

calculation beneath it. "There's another problem. The water purification system also broke in the crash. But Fin

eally was. No working food synthesizer, no prope

tainer. Finn floated quietly in the recycled water. Hi

ed marks. Sage's healing had closed the wounds, but the spots where his protective scales

nn probably felt the stron

e willing