The Aftermath
““You’ll be comfortable enough here,” he said, motioning them through the open hatch. “This ship isn’t built to accommodate passengers.”
Elverda thanked him and stepped through; Dorn followed her. Yuan closed the hatch and left them alone.
“She’s mad. Insane,” Elverda said as she went to her bed and sat on it. Three sides of the bed were partitioned off.
“Is she?” Dorn wondered, standing next to her. “She seems to understand how powerful the artifact can be.”
“But how can she hope to control Hum...phries through it? If he hasn’t already destroyed it he must have it heavily guarded, sealed off from the rest of the world.”
“Perhaps. But she’s a gambler, and she’s willing to play for the very highest stakes.”
“Our lives.”
“And her own. If she’s wrong about controlling Humphries, he’ll snuff her out like a candle flame.”
Elverda felt tired, bone weary. Yet … “Perhaps there’s some way we can use the artifact to bargain for our lives.”MoreLess
Elverda thanked him and stepped through; Dorn followed her. Yuan closed the hatch and left them alone.
“She’s mad. Insane,” Elverda said as she went to her bed and sat on it. Three sides of the bed were partitioned off.
“Is she?” Dorn wondered, standing next to her. “She seems to understand how powerful the artifact can be.”
“But how can she hope to control Hum...phries through it? If he hasn’t already destroyed it he must have it heavily guarded, sealed off from the rest of the world.”
“Perhaps. But she’s a gambler, and she’s willing to play for the very highest stakes.”
“Our lives.”
“And her own. If she’s wrong about controlling Humphries, he’ll snuff her out like a candle flame.”
Elverda felt tired, bone weary. Yet … “Perhaps there’s some way we can use the artifact to bargain for our lives.”MoreLess
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