CHAPTER 9Emotions came to the fore over the following few days. Greg could see the acute feeling Lilad was trying to contain and the conflict in the young man's mind. He was intensely worried about those back home in Cavair and thought that he had failed his extended family back there. Shontel had also become quite quiet and he knew that she, like himself was worried that they were trapped in this world without any hope of getting home. Nedda was the only one who changed little and if it wasn't for her pragmatic approach, he was sure that they would have all slipped further into states of despair.
On the positive side, the four were now warm friends and two distinct couples. His feelings towards Shontel were intense, so much so that he could hardly remember what it was like before they me
