Chapter 7At a dull buzzing in his ear, Thomas batted grumpily at it, then sat bolt upright.
“Thoth?”
“Yes, it’s me. We’ve arrived. We need to descend. Tesseract will interact with those systems still active. We’ll land below the surface where that last sentient race spent their last days before leaving for a more habitable planet.”
“Yes, fine.” Thomas nodded.
Thoth was certain the younger man had no real idea of what he was saying.
“Algernon,” Thoth shook his friend’s shoulder. “We’re here. We need you to wake, just in case we need some help.”
“What? Good heavens! How on earth did I manage to sleep through it all?” Algernon sat up, blinking repeatedly, looking all around.
Thoth settled in his own seat. “It was the pressure of the flight.” Thoth couldn’t afford to tell his friend the
