Word got around that Tuss was spotted outside Professor Gawk's lab. Tuss was noticeably leaner, and if it weren't for his commanding aura, people would hardly recognize him.
"So Tuss has been brought back?"
"With ten warships dispatched, how could he not be saved?"
"But why hasn't he returned to class?"
"Hey, Ender, Daleks, any idea why Tuss isn't back in class?" someone asked Tuss's closest friends, Ender and Daleks.
Ender and Daleks, of course, knew. They were currently worried about Yuri, and hearing their classmates' question only deepened their concern. They didn't want to answer, so they just shook their heads.
"You guys don't know either." The classmates felt slightly disappointed.
"What about Yuri? Has anyone seen her?"
"No, we only saw Tuss by himself, all day outside the lab, looking really down."
"Do you think something happened to Yuri? Maybe Tuss is waiting for his girlfriend."
"Very likely."
