Noor walked through lush, vibrant forests with blue leaves that flashed like luminous fireflies. He marveled at their captivating beauty, stopping for a moment to take it all in. He brushed his hand against the leaves and looked at his fingertips to find a fine blue dust that twinkled with a faint glow. He tried to explain the phenomenon, attributing it either to tiny, luminous insects that fed on these trees or something unknown to him that made the leaves twinkle like the stars studded in the sky.
His contemplation was interrupted by a ringing in his ear. He pressed his earpiece. "This is Noor, go ahead."
The voice of his comrade, Sairi, came through. "Have you found the target?"
Noor looked at his empty hand and said with regret, "I haven't, but I'm following its traces. I've found a strange forest that seems to have been affected by the target. Or perhaps it's just a natural phenomenon on this planet I know nothing about. Have you found anything, Sairi?"
