16 PRIA My stomach lurched as the shuttle took off. I'd found a seat belt and had fastened it around my waist just in case. The big green orc had disappeared to fly the ship and Silus was in the med pod, which left me all by myself. My feet hurt a little, probably a sign that the bandages needed changing, but I wasn't going to mention it until I could be sure that Silus was feeling better. What had even happened? One moment I'd been sure that we were finally safe, the next his hold on me had loosened. I hadn't even realised that he'd been hit until I'd seen the blood dripping down his back. It had looked bad, but hopefully the med pod, whatever that even was, could fix him. The room had no windows to look out of, so I didn't know what was happening outside. Were we still near the surfac

