CHAPTER 85Henk burst into the room, uncharacteristically agitated — arms waving, eyes wide and mouth agape.
He lumbered to an ungainly halt as he took in the scene and his agitation increased.
After several unsuccessful tries he managed a string of “Wha, wha, wha,” before reaching, “What’s happened?” followed immediately, bursting out, by, “They’ve gone, all gone, the place is normal again. I broke the lens on the Beacon — Nyk, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I didn’t know what to do. I... What happened?”
“That’s a good question.”
It was Qualto. He had moved to Josyff’s side and was looking at him intently. Josyff put a hand on his shoulder, partly for support, partly to reassure. He turned to look at Nyk and Badr.
“Are you all right?” he asked
He had to ask again before he got a reply.
“Yes.
