Why was she afraid to? She pondered that. She could simply open her eyes and find out where she was, she told herself, but just the thought of it made her heart beat faster, her chest tighten. She wasn’t home, or anywhere that might resemble a home. Was it from a musical, maybe? Or the theme song from a movie? Over the sound of the music, she could hear a faint, steady hum, like the machinery in a hospital, and the air, slightly too cool for comfort, reminded her of institutional spaces. Did she know this song? She thought the tune was familiar, but didn’t recognize the lyrics. Panic buzzed faintly along her skin, caught her breath in her throat, and she kept very still. She lay for awhile, eyes closed, listening to it, while she tried to remember where she was and how she came to be here. But Ellie isn't alone, and her new friend has ways to help her. The Tecran see her as evidence of their military's crimes, the Grih see her as a massive diplomatic complication, and her presence brings the whole confrontation up several thousand notches. When the Tecran arrive, with the Grih hot on their heels, Ellie finds herself the catalyst for heightened danger to everyone. But when Renn follows the Tecran ship into an unchartered sector, and realises the Tecran have been working their way to a secret moon base for weeks, he suddenly understands things are most definitely not as they seem. Grih Battle Center captain, Renn Sorvihn, has been chasing a rogue Tecran ship for over a month, convinced its captain is simply trying to delay his inevitable surrender and punishment. The alternative is to be stuck alone with an enemy. So when someone reaches out to her, tells her he's her friend, she's happy to believe it. She's not on Earth any more, she's not even in the right solar system. Ellie Masters comes out of a coma to find herself the only inhabitant of an eerily empty moon station.
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