Nayou woke up with a start. Beads of sweat trickled from his forehead. He looked outside through the porthole, and it was already dawn. Somehow, he had fallen asleep and dreamt of Tala.
His heart ached. Tala finally said the words he had longed to hear since he confessed to her five years ago, but what was the use? Tala was gone forever. His resolve to avenge Tala increased, and he knew what to do to achieve that.
Captain Niel prepared to go up to the upper deck at 4:30 a.m. He instructed the crew to report to the deck at 6:00 a.m. before the sun got too hot. The previous night, Leoric had given the crew the task of coming up with proposals on the most efficient and fastest way to escape the desert.
