Freedom

The morning light grew steadily brighter, transforming the dark sky into various shades of blue, soon to ignite into a fiery orange on one side. It was a beautiful sight, but that wasn't why everyone on board was so excited.

The real thrill came from what was about to happen next. The ship, which looked more suited for the sea than the sky, was slowly approaching a sloping path that ended abruptly at the edge of a valley—no barrier, nothing to stop it from plunging over the edge.

For those like Katherine, who had experienced this before, the excitement was palpable. She couldn't wait for the dive. But for others, like Cassian, experiencing this for the first time, it was a different story. Fear gripped him as the ship inched closer to what felt like a leap into the unknown.