Katelina laid spread-eagle on the lower deck of the ship, her chest heaving and her heart pounding. She didn't understand what had just happened, and she didn't care. She just wanted to hide in a dark room and never come out.
Slowly, the use of her limbs returned, and she crawled to her feet. The door said Staff Only in a variety of alphabets, but she didn't care. She stumbled inside and leaned against the wall. Her body trembled, and the sudden heat was like stepping into a blast furnace.
A man came around the corner and stopped. He blinked at her and then shouted something in Russian. When Katelina stared blankly he followed it with Japanese and finally, "Passengers are not allowed here!"
She nodded numbly, pushed herself off the wall and forced her feet to move down the corridor, on
