Exiled Stars. The Last Queen of Qorlec, #6

Calorra, now her mother's enemy, has exiled Quinn and Thalcu to an alternate dimension and has taken Qorlec for herself, ending the centuries old war with the callous slaughter of many innocents. Meanwhile, Varzo and Mercy are likewise exiled by Calorra to a barren planet, where they are trapped and helpless to escape. As Quinn reconciles with Thalcu and searches for a way back to her own world, Zita searches desperately for Quinn and her lost friends, becoming exiled by Calorra herself in the process.   --  "There you are, Zita, " said Calorra fondly.    And there you are, my little mass murderer, Zita thought grimly.   -  Thalcu stared at Quinn, unbelieving.
"As if you didn't marry the help!" She froze angrily when Quinn pointed a threatening silver finger at her.   "Don't insult Ckyla, " Quinn warned, brown eyes fierce with anger and wet with unshed tears. "Neither of us had a choice."   "The hell you didn't, " snarled Thalcu and hated herself when the tears started to her own eyes.   "How would you know?" Quinn demanded hotly. "You weren't there! I told you before: they told me you were dead.
If I knew you were alive .