Josephine asked, "Can you get King Siefer to let me stay here or stop him from punishing Urim?”
The queen winced and replied, "Sorry, both of those are beyond my control. I can put in a good word with my husband, but the council has an equal say in those matters. Don't you want to go home?"
"I love my parents, but they will do fine without me. It's time to depend on myself. Earth is special to me, yet it's where I made so many mistakes. Going back might keep me from forgiving myself. So, no, I don't want to go home."
Queen Destiney answered, "Then you need to submit a request to the king and his council for refugee status. New rules and guidelines were put in a few years ago because so many planets are now a part of Milisaria and many species want to live in the capital. Yours will be a special case since you don't come from any of those planets. There will be a meeting where they will most likely ask you a lot of questions. Be honest, and you'll do fine."
"Don't worry. We'll help you with it," Alexis stated. "Rixi will be a help too. She wants to be a nurse and can learn a lot from you. Right, Rixi?"
"Sure, and I want my brother to be happy. If you are sent away, I think he would have a difficult time getting over it,” Rixi replied. "He was very upset earlier. I could tell that you are important to him.”
Josephine replied, "He's very special. Do you think I would be allowed to speak on his behalf? He was very torn about the war. I'm sure he would rather have found another way to keep the planet, but the only way to prevent the war was to leave it to the Pura. He was just defending Milisaria's property."
"They won't allow you into his trial. You're not a citizen. King Siefer and the council are all knights. They know the dilemma Urim faced. He won't be punished for the war itself. It's risking the knights' lives to rescue you that must be answered for," Queen Destiney stated.
