He told Zan he might not be coming back for a long time if at all. Zan didn’t have a problem with this. Since he was only visiting, he was always ha...py to go somewhere new.It took them nearly five weeks to make the journey. The girls had enough of roughing it, by the time they arrived. Iain’s Map was good, and they had little trouble finding the road leading into the valley and headed in.Gavin’s tent village was the first place they came to. They were surprised to see several clans of Prols. She hoped he sensed he could trust her."Are his things packed?" she asked. "We can't stay long. The girls arewaiting for us to get back."Mrs. Lancaster assured her Nicholas' things were packed up and ready togo. They helped her packed them into the trunk of the taxi.The trip to the airport was a quiet one. She asked Nicholas questions. Hepolitely answered. She knew it might be sometime before he opened up,especially after all he went through.She made him hold her hand tight as they walked. The hours ticked away and no one came for her, hour after hour for what must have been a couple of days. Thank God they'd left the water and she was able to drink it, but she was so hungry now and she was in a great deal of pain.After three days, two hooded men entered the room and one of them slapped her face to make sure she was awake. The voice was there but not the spotlight. “It does not please me to inform you, Laurel, that you failed to pass round six of your audition, but we have. ‘Back in a second,’ he said, moving to the canisters and fussing with them again. Finally, he turned. ‘They’re done. Want to take a look?’ Mary slid off the counter and walked over to him. Her legs were still a bit wobbly. Matt unthreaded the developed film and held it up to the light. Mary examined the film. The negatives looked surreal. She had to remind herself that what was dark on the film would be pale on the final prints and vice-versa. She was so interested in what she was doing, she.