About the time that Murdock, with Declan and Annie asleep on the cart, had reached the river on top of the ridge, the others were starting to awaken. As they did, they all had a nasty scowl on their face. No one had slept well. They all had fallen asleep wherever they happened to be and had slept in whatever position they landed. Quite a few had slept outside the transport pod.
When Phylicia awoke, she found that she was in the doorway to her quarters. When she got to her feet and looked around, none of her guards could be seen and neither Kimberly nor Heather were anywhere in sight either. She was not in a good mood, and it was just the start of the day. As she proceeded to exit the transport pod, she saw no one else inside, which was highly unusual. When she got to the top of the ramp a
