Avery stepped out of the medical room twenty minutes later. She looked up and down the hallway for a moment before turning to the right and striding in a direction that she hoped would take her to an exit. She passed a series of windows that looked out over a beautiful garden. Even though it was dark outside, the moons and subtle lighting illuminated the area.
She spied a set of doors and headed for them. She was almost to the exit when she heard someone call her name. Turning, she waited for Cosmos.
“I’m sorry I missed seeing you leave the medical unit,” he said.
She shrugged. “There is no need to apologize. I stayed longer than I intended. Trudy was telling me what she found out while I was gone. Have you heard from Core and the others?” she asked.
Cosmos nodded. “That is why I was p
