Obviously Tear was being paranoid. She gave herself another mental shake - hard. Certainly she had not prepared herself for any of this, but it was too late now. Life didn't normally decide to be convenient and hand out instruction manuals.

"Although I guess it depends on your viewpoint, we don't seem to be in any immediate danger. If you mean earlier, it's... not what you think."

Not that she had any way of knowing that.

"We're okay," she confirmed, trying to sound as reassuring as possible, "It's just a great deal to take in for such a short amount of time. I suppose I'm still feeling a bit... disoriented."