Chapter 101

Shereen regained consciousness in water.

Why am I in water?

Immediate panic suffused her. She tried to flail, only to realize she was tightly gripped. And not by hands. It felt like furry bands twined around her limbs, the slickness of the hair apparent around her exposed wrists and lower legs. They coasted her along on her back like a raft.

A slight tilt of her head showed her the beasts holding her. Big hairy things with too human eyes but inhuman emotion within.

So many of them.

Terror consumed her. What were these creatures? Where did they take her? This wouldn't end well for her. What of the others? Had the entire crew been kidnapped by monsters?

As they reached the shore, she could crane more fully to see. The brilliant morning light illuminated the beach and the gangly two-legged, two-armed animals that slogged from the water quite well.