River moaned again softly, turning her head from side to side. She was so tired, but she felt like she had to wake up. Something had happened. She moaned again as she tried to remember. She had been trapped in the ventilation system. She remembered having to find a different way to the shuttle bay. The shuttle bay—she remembered it and Torak. He had been there along with another of those huge creatures, then she had thrown her sword.
River’s eyes popped open when she tried to roll over, only to find her body was trapped in some kind of cylinder-shaped object. Struggling, she tried to pull her arms up enough to get her palms flat against the top to push it off her. Her breathing picked up as she began to panic.
“River, all is well. The healer is just making sure you are not injured,” Tora
