“I'll see you soon, and I'll bring Sam,” he said reassuringly, before turning and vanishing through the arch.
* * *
The transportation room they'd arrived in was pitch black. It was in a lower part of the vessel, one which had not been used for a long time. It was instantly clear they were missing one vital piece of kit – a torch.
Adam stumbled from the hub, bumping into Oriyanna who was trying to bring the screen of her handheld to life. Taulass managed it first, and the glow from the display lit up the small room.
“Well, no welcoming party,” he said uneasily, moving to the wall and locating a pressure pad which he pressed with his thumb. The room's lights flickered to life and Adam saw that on this vast ship, a hub room was exactly what it said it was; nothing else but a glowing arch
