Stella Sterling left Meridia Base. She slipped away quietly, without saying goodbye to anyone.
Louis Grant didn't know, and neither did Basil Xavier.
She left at night, not bothering to inform the two people she had gotten along with.
Besides, she had already told them she would be leaving soon.
There was no need to make a special point of saying it again.
Before leaving, though, she did ask Louis Grant to get her some of the base's new seed varieties.
This was the kind of thing most other bases would never give away so easily. After all, it was the fruit of their research—something that allowed them to be self-sufficient. It was also a draw for recruiting new members to the base.
But Meridia Base, it had to be said, had a broader perspective. They weren't secretive and hoped the new varieties would be widely distributed.
That way, more people could be helped. If more people planted them, they wouldn't have to go hungry anymore.
