Duncan momentarily paused his efforts to remove the residual glue from Alice, as if he was intently listening for a sound from afar. After a moment, he bent his head down again and wiped away some small fragments from the table with a soft cloth.
Alice blinked her eyes curiously, looking at the captain, "Cap-captain, what just ha-happened?"
"Morris received a letter from a distant friend and he's not too reassured by what the letter reveals," Duncan smiled, stood up, and continued to clear the glue from around Alice's neck joint as he spoke, "He wants me to take a look at the situation."
"Distant fr-friend?" Alice stammered from the navigation desk, "Are they in da-danger? Are we going to re-rescue someone?"