Shirl's prize possession is the crystal that she always wears around her neck. The only item left to her by her mother. Searching for a missing friend, Shirl finds herself in front of a portal her glowing amethyst opens. She blindly enters the event horizon with no clue of where she will end up, desperately hoping to find her friend. Starc Lours grew up hearing stories about the fabled powers of a mated female crystal telepath. Since he has...