Assembling The Key
The ship stopped moving, and it woke him up. It was late at night when Nikolai opened his eyes, which he could deduce from the black window.
He rose from the bed and stretched before climbing up the deck. The infinite stars above them looked as if it was painted by a divine being, beautiful and ever-stretching.
"It makes you feel small, aye?"
Nikolai turned and found Lex standing on the deck. She was holding her Tabaco pipe in hand as it silently burned, the smoke drifting in the wind.
"Where are we?" Nikolai looked around with a frown. He allowed himself to sleep like that. It was a mistake on his part to be so unaware.
"In the location that you told me about, captain!" Lex said with a smile as she walked over. "Are you alright now? I'm sorry about dragging you like that."
"It had to be done. Did we lose them?"