Look closer.
A tiny, intensely white star surrounded by glare and outward eruptions.
Watch the space around the bright centre. Eruptions reach outward from a body almost lost in its own light.
A story from the frontier · Lore draft
The Small Defiance
They almost excluded it from the route: a small signal beside larger destinations. One flare changed the priority list. By the time the light receded, every crew member was watching the same point on the display.
