174 K: Traces

"I haven't been able to find any trace of the original," Brendan admitted. "And I no longer have any idea whether or not any of the others who came back with us are still themselves."

"Do not worry. We are taking him to the medics now," the Security officer beside him stated rather loudly.

A transportation module rolled up beside the place where Corso Donatella's body was being lifted, and an opaque privacy cover snapped into place over the body.

Rafaela sent a questioning look towards Brendan. He wished that it were easier to convey everything that she probably wanted to know, but simply shook his head.

He tapped at the, invisible from his wife's current perspective, screen at his wrist. The rather clever system that Adrian had created to assist with the Queen's tasks while they had been gone, began creating a summarized version of all of the data he had collected while failing to find the original Corso Donatella.