Evening fell again and an exhausted Nerine needed a break. It gave everyone a chance to sleep, despite many not being able to do so. There was a lot of restlessness among everyone. It seemed that only Simonides and Nerine slept with comfort. The Japanese teenagers had more than one trouble on their minds. Until recently, the Atlanteans were all trying to capture them, possibly kill, yet they were allies. Not being uneasy about the situation seemed like stupidity. Saki looked around at their camp, she volunteered for the watch. It seemed a pointless effort since most of them were not even at camp. As much as she wished she could have stopped them, Seiji, Chiharu, Yori and Fumiko all had determined looks of wanting to be alone. Only Yumi remained and she looked embroiled in problems of her

