The door to the room went open and the Chief Captain walked in. Already seated were the guests that had arrived with the special one.
The moment she caught sight of the Captain, Cheryl quickly got on her feet.
"I heard," She simply said.
"You may sit and talk to me," Captain Lulu moved to sit on the vacant chair opposite them.
"I heard," Cheryl said once again.
"Heard what?" Captain Lulu asked and took up the cup of tea that had been prepared on the table beside her.
"I heard that Max went in search of a cure for my hand," Cheryl began.
"Gossip," Captain Lulu scoffed as she took a sip of her tea.
"And that he has not returned since the week they travelled and were supposed to return by the end of that same week," Cheryl continued.
