We exited onto a beach, where I saw Hannah and Garth. Hannah grinned widely and waved. The sight was so soothing I almost thought I would lay down on the beach and sleep. These two were the first companions, aside from Theresa and Marten, I had made. Now there was Phoebe, too. 'I'm surrounded by all but several of the people I care about in this hellish world.' I realized, grinning. 'Well, excluding Reaver...' "I was getting worried about you!" She called over, her weight shifted to one foot and hammer over her shoulder as usual. "Hey, you furry little thing!" She bent down to pet my yipping, excited dog. Finally, she looked at me. She really looked at me. "Whoa, Sparrow- what happened to you? You look.."