The Strangers And The Invitation

As Rosemary and her Master ran to the village square, the "strange beings" were cautiously looking at the people, who had surrounded them, trying to figure out what was going on, as they waited for their leader.

"Okay, what's going on?" said the elder of the beings. "Hard to say, sir." said the female, "Well, they seem to be frightened by us, Jake!" said the third, "Indeed!" remarked the fourth, who was different to the rest. "Well then Daniel why don't you try to get them unfrightened!" replied the elder, who was obviously Jake. "Um..... how do I do that?!" asked Daniel.

"Please, do not harm us!" a voice said from a distance, who was obviously the leader, as the people forged a path for him to the group of "beings".

"Well..... we were planning err..... not to ya know!?" replied Jake.

"What strange beings!?" whispered Rosemary as she watched her master and the leader of the group that came through the Ancestral Ring; confer with each other, with the other members of the council and the group of strange beings intersecting with their own opinions.

"Don't try to listen in on what they say, Rosa!" Said Maya, another one of the many servant girls of her Master's colony of slavery.

Many of the slaves called her Rosa, so that it sounded more Venalician, for every female's name ended with an A, to follow the tradition of good life, whereas the males could have any name they pleased.

"Why? They're not going to notice!" responded Rosemary, but she didn't try to listen in, she never did, all she had to do was look at someone far away and she would be able to hear them as if they were standing right next to her. So she stood in silence listening in to the conversation.

"Well? What are they saying? Anything of interest?"

"I don't know Maya! They are talking about being travellers searching the Galaxy!"

"Well the Master seems to try to make a negotiation with these people!"

"What on Venalicia would we be able to give to beings as powerful as these?"

"Rosa!"

Rosemary froze as her Master called her name. Yet she somehow managed to find the strength and will for her to move, so she edged close to her Master and bowed her head in response.

"You are to go with these beings in trade for some medical supplies and a form of communication to contact with their people!"