Ash looked down. "I see..."

He place his hand on hers, hoping to get her to calm. He looked up and smiled brightly as he spoke.

"Don't worry, Nel, I'm sure your friends are all right. Whoever brought us here wouldn't do it without reason, so maybe you were intended to be here. Marona came here weeks after I did, but our memories are from the same point. A friend, Smoker, says that his friend is several years younger than he is supposed to be. Your world may remain as it was until you return. I don't think your friends are in any danger."