"Good luck," she offered as he left, unsure if he actually heard her or would appreciate the sentiment. She genuinely wanted this meeting to go well for him, for the entire cause to succeed. It certainly seemed like the best option for this galaxy.

She did move to the bed, curling up among the blankets, though it was a long while before she fell back to sleep. This time she did dream, dark dreams that didn't allow her any proper rest, and so eventually she gave up and returned to perusing the book from the night before. She thought she might have figured out which symbols represented numbers, but there was no way to confirm it.