As Murdock and Mei Lee entered their cabin, they saw Annie sitting at the table with her head on her arms, sleeping. Mei Lee gently woke her as Murdock got something to eat for Mei Lee and himself. While the meat was cooking, Murdock took several swallows of water before handing the waterskin to Mei Lee.
“What happened?” Annie asked as she stretched and yawned.
“Doctor Harris was beaten and r***d,” Mei Lee said quietly. “She doesn’t know who did it, though.”
“That’s awful,” Annie said, shaken by the news. “Is she here?” she asked as she got up to look outside.
“No, we left her with the small group I’ve been helping,” Murdock said, taking another drink.
“She’s fine, but she was asking for you,” Mei Lee said as she took the waterskin from Murdock and drank.
“When do we leave?” Annie as
