Anya looked around for a while but it was obvious that whoever or whatever had taken her clothinghad disappeared while she was bathing. She still thought it odd though that her sword had been left behind. In the markets in the larger settlements it would have commanded a good price. Finally she shrugged her shoulders and picked up the weapon. Fastening the belt around her ample hips once more she strode onwards, undeterred by being virtually naked.
The morning wore on and it was only as the sun climbed higher that Anya began to regret her loss. The scorching rays beat down apon her exposed skin. She realised that if she didnt find some cover from the noonday sun her sensitive bits would be painfully burnt! Suddenly on the horizon Anya seemed t see what looked like a cave beneath some low hills. She made her way towards them but as she drew nearer Anya saw that they were the low domes of an old technostation, and the cave was actually the darkened doorway.
Anya cautiously peered inside... The air was clean and cool but the walls were of a shiney metal that she had rarely seen before. |