Word Count: 128900
Summary: Opal's father is making her miserable on the doomed generation ship the New Hope. When a telepathic alien asks, she agrees to be its translator, but reluctantly. It's a lifetime job, she's only thirteen, and it's going to make her family unhappy. But after aliens whisk their ship into orbit around a beautiful habitable planet, Trye, her larger community is grateful. The friendship she develops with the alien Ireti almost replaces her family, who refuse to accept her new role. E-5 Danielle entered hibernation with a mission: to protect the New Hope from enemies within. Awoken after the ship's long journey and rescue, she realizes uneasily that predator aliens are easier to understand than this communal, anti-military culture. New Hopians strike Danielle as naive, vulnerable. They're obsessed with how they were moved to Trye, not why. Opal and Danielle both want to be protectors, but in incompatible ways that shove them apart. Secrets will to force them to work together. Because Trye is a rich planet. Someone would love to sweep the Spacers right off it. And there are Spacers who would do anything to help.
