Moons

Alex lay on Pearl's side out in the garden at night, with Whisker on his chest, staring at the sky that dazzled with stars and two moons.

He knew now that the stars were not stars, and instead the various worlds that he had heard about.

33 Immortal worlds, over 100 Spirit worlds, many mortal worlds, and then worlds with no life. Everything he saw in the sky was a place one could visit.

It was a surreal thought for Alex now that he had finally come to one of those stars he used to look up to while in his home world.

"One of those is where my parents and the rest are," Alex said. "And one of those is also where your ancestors are from."

Pearl stared at the sky. "Is there no way of telling which is which?" he asked.

"Probably there is," Alex said. "But I wouldn't know. This is new territory for me. I'm surprised there are two moons here. I never thought I would see two moons when I look up at the sky."