I had been trying desperately to communicate with Alpha Walker for days when I first awoke in his Packhouse, but nothing had worked and even though he could talk to me when he was awake now, I still couldn't respond to him or tell him anything when he was awake. It was frustrating to be part of his world without really being a part of it - to watch the world go by as I began to accept that my place in it had been taken from me and that I had no idea whether I was going to be trapped in this Packhouse for an eternity, or if I would be gone forever at any moment. "I'm here..:" I spoke clearly and confidently, although I knew Alpha Walker wouldn't hear me. He hadn't heard me when I responded to his direct question, and when he didn't hear the second time I answered, I felt stupid for tryin