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unconditional love flowing from Daisy to her children, she realized the pain would be worth the outcome.
    Will I ever escape my imprisonment to experience it myself? Will I even be able to bear children?
Her first breeding cycle was still ten years away, and she knew her female organs had not matured enough to handle the daily, brutal assaults on her body. She no longer felt the intense pain from the forced penetrations, but she knew she'd been damaged.
    Pohat wept again, as Daisy's brain darted from memory to memory, moving so fast most of them were an incomprehensible blur. When the Queen's zipping memories finally settled down, they were in a small cave, with a wide bed, a table and several chairs, and a long, silver sword propped against one of the walls.
    Pohat stopped crying, wiping her eyes. She'd never seen this memory before.
Where are we?
She watched as Daisy reached out to touch the sword. Pohat flinched, feeling the terrible hatred emitting from the entity trapped inside the sword.
What is that?
With widened eyes, she realized the sword and entity felt just like the round, silver objects she'd discovered in a remote, mountainous region on Teth.
    If those objects hold the same type of entities, my world is in danger.
She must contact her remaining brother, Panth, so at least one other person knew of the danger to their planet. As Pohat established a mental link with her brother in cell 376, and relayed her concerns, Daisy's memory took off again. Suddenly, Pohat found herself on the steps of the palace on Calen.
    Calen and Eilsel men shouting, firing weapons at us.
Who are they? What do they want? Her children, screaming and crying in fear. Arthur, standing in front of us, protecting us. Men raising weapons she had never seen before, firing bright, blue beams right at them. Her children scream some more, then go silent. Arthur yells in pain, grabbing his head, falling over. They are firing at her, the blue beam engulfing her, causing agonizing pain, her mind being torn apart before darkness claims her.

Chapter Three
    Once again, Arthur found himself some place other than Ruth's garden. Looking out the small holes the white beam had caused, he noticed light where there had been darkness before. He glanced around, amazed.
How did I teleport the whole room?
He stared at where his hand still touched the tip of Excalibur.
Did the sword make the difference?
    “Arthur brought us home, my friend,” Daisy said weakly, from her prone position on the floor. “We are on Calen, at the palace.”
    Tigget and the other crew members started cheering, while Arthur peered down at Daisy, starting to get a little upset, feeling used. He didn't like someone else being in control of his life. His lips tightened with anger.
    Daisy reached up, and lovingly touched his cheek. “Arthur, my love, I was not safe on Earth, and I need medical treatment not available there. Due to my weakened condition, I was unable to transport us home. Using your powers funneled through Excalibur, I redirected us back to Calen. Do not be upset. We belong together, and I need you.” She blinked her hypnotic eyes at him.
    What is it about this woman?
Arthur wondered, realizing Daisy spoke in Calen, and he'd understood.
She has bewitched me.
His heart had never felt this strong of a connection with anyone. Taking her hand, he turned it over and tenderly kissed her palm, nodding his head. Since he had not a clue where they were, he had no choice but to trust her.
    A door Arthur hadn't noticed before, opened, and several Calen men rushed in carrying a stretcher. They transferred Daisy to the stretcher, and out the door they went, to their infirmary. Following Daisy outside, Arthur caught Tigget glaring at him.
I just got here, and I've already made an enemy.
Shrugging his shoulders, he stepped through the doorway, getting his first glimpse of the alien planet.
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    Panth shifted on his uncomfortable cot, as Arthur's memory faded to black. He glanced over to