Although Annie looked indignant and unwilling, not wanting others to make decisions for her, in the end she still went with Aurora, escorted by Ed and Gordon to the Xelayan homeworld. They brought her to orbit around a planet that was many times larger and heavier than Earth, with gravity to match, and was reputed to be the biggest and most beautiful planet in the Planetary Union.
From the shuttle, it was easy to see that the Xelayan homeworld was a blue planet like Earth, with blue skies, white clouds, and a thick atmosphere. Its oceans covered at least half the surface.
Because the planet was so enormous and its mass so staggering, it had a dazzling blue ring system with multiple layers, just like the awe-inspiring Saturn in the Solar System. It looked even more enchanting in space.
And so!
When Annie saw the beautiful planet and heard Miss Aurora, who was going there for treatment, say that her family had lots of delicious local specialties, she thought it over and reluctantly agreed. She stopped resisting and dropped the idea of refusing treatment.
"Wow!"
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"What's that?"
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"It looks so pretty!"
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As the shuttle began its descent toward Xelaya, Annie naturally pressed herself against a corner of the window and stared intently at the planet's layered rings, exclaiming over and over. She paid no attention to Aurora beside her, who was feeling rather melancholy and downcast.
"Pretty, isn't it?"
"Those rings are famous across Xelaya!"
"They're made up of extremely fine dust particles. Since the Xelayans' planet is so massive, it captures a lot of dust and asteroids drifting through space. Those moving fast enough don't enter the atmosphere, and over time, they formed the rings you see now."
"Actually, Earth has a ring, too. The Earth