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If what the Daughters of Gaia claim proves true, that the galaxy faces a new destiny in their hands, then Alana Freyja Lee is at the center of that destiny. Groomed for leadership from birth by her parents, venerated Rose Queen Rebecca Freyja O'Rourke and illustrious Admiral Zhou Xi Wang-mu Lee, few in her time bore such expectation on their shoulders. But fears that Alana may not inherit the conviction and aptitude of her parents were quickly laid to rest, as she proved not only a devoted student of Veriditas, but a natural leader in her own right who took charge of frontline surveying expeditions as an eminently wise teenager. The Queen saw that she could be tasked with more, to be the voice of her gospel for a new generation.In her early adulthood, Lee received her most important assignment to date leading a delegation on a trip to Earth, a planet she had never set foot on. Their mission was one of goodwill, offering Gaian terraforming expertise to revitalize desolate lands impacted by the Sundering. As fate would have it, she soon met Neil Jansson, newly-arrived on a visit from Mars for his own, more personal reasons. The two sat squarely on opposing sides of the ideological spectrum, and yet in this rare instance they found themselves focused on the same goal to revive and restore the natural splendor of a devastated Earth. Through their shared efforts they grew close for a time, as each found themselves unexpectedly drawn to the other... but despite their half-acknowledged bond, when neither would yield to the other's beliefs, eventually both went their separate ways.In her quiet moments traveling back across the void, Lee often remembered her time on Earth with the rugged, charming Hephaestian. She knew her work as the newly-appointed Vicereine of the Daughters of Gaia would cement her family's legacy, and it consumed her waking hours. Yet she will always wonder what more could be achieved if their petty squabbles could instead have given way to unlikely kinship. Soon enough, her parents put her in charge of the experimental automated system known as Project Ishtar, which would lead to another fateful encounter...
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