Irene Harris was out walking around the transport pod trying to get things straight in her mind. Five of the men had gone to the river and it made the transport pod area seem deserted, which she was enjoying. She hadn’t figured out how everyone knew Phylicia’s plans or how everyone had passed out, which allowed Declan to escape. Secretly, she was glad that Declan had escaped. Seeing the trauma inflicted on him by Palmer had appalled her. She had no idea that people could be so cruel. She had done her required time in ERs, back on Earth, but it hadn’t connected that most of the injuries she had treated were caused by the violence of another person. She hadn’t thought of herself as being sheltered, but, now, she wasn’t so sure.
“Have you figured out what you’re going to do about regaining o
