Nothing had changed on the ship since Lauren last saw it. Everything was arranged as she remembered. She glided through the huge hall, eyes alert and observant, trying to find pieces of an unknown puzzle in every corner she laid her eyes on. Alec walked by her side, doing the same. He, too, was intent on finding something relevant to Lauren's condition that would lead them to the solution to their problem.
When they found nothing peculiar in the hall, they went to other places. To the storage rooms, checking everything they saw, then to the cabins. As the time passed, Lauren didn't realize it had been hours since they arrived. Alec asked if she was famished or exhausted, but she said she could still function well. They didn't have time to waste.
