Chapter 15
They arrived at Cape Canaveral to find three hundred and twenty-five people—more than twice the original number—waiting to go with them.
“All right, ladies and gentlemen.” Emma looked them over. They all seemed so impossibly young. “All aspects of portaling have been explained to you?”
“Yes, ma’am, and we’ve gone through an incredible number of simulations.” The speaker was dressed in the light blue uniform of the medical team. The patch on her arm indicated she was from the States, and Durham was embroidered over her breast pocket. She was a young woman, petite and blonde, and Emma was interested to see the others deferred to her. Beside her stood a young man whose resemblance to her was so strong that the name over his breast pocket was unnecessary; it was obvious they were
