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I MUST HAVE DOZED a bit, because all of a sudden there was a lot of noise around me, and I woke up feeling sweaty with a crick in my neck.
It was still dark outside. Judging by the tilt in the floor and the low hum of the downward jets, we were landing somewhere, apparently. Already?
“Where are we?” I asked, my tongue still rubbery with sleep.
But Thayu must have decided that it was safe after all, because she was fast asleep in the seat next to me.
Nicha sat up, wiping sleep out of his eyes. “I have no idea. You’re the expert on this world.”
I tried to look out of the window, but all I saw were a few lights in the darkness. A vehicle, I thought. It was hard to see because the air was hazy.
The craft settled on the ground. The shuddering of the floor caused by the downward jets s
