The group didn't really do much during the next hour.
There was simply nothing to do.
The house Mary had brought them into was quiet, almost unnaturally so. Outside, life in the hidden settlement continued peacefully, but inside the room everyone seemed occupied by their own thoughts. After all, they were preparing to step through a portal that would send them beyond Earth itself. Even someone as fearless as Irina occasionally found herself staring at nothing in particular, her brows furrowed as she considered the risks ahead.
Liam looked considerably less troubled.
He was lounging comfortably in his chair with his hands folded behind his head, looking like a man waiting for a delayed train rather than someone preparing to leave his world behind.
Leonid sat quietly nearby. Every now and then he would glance toward the window, his enhanced senses picking up sounds from far outside the house.
Tatiana, meanwhile, sat with her bag resting on her lap.
