Juordin lies unconscious on the bunk before me, a shadow of his former self. The heavy losses we've experienced, the global nature of the catastrophes our planets have faced from the Ardaks...for me, all of them have coalesced into this moment. He was my hope for the future. It would appear as though my plans have failed. I have only one idea left, and if it doesn't work, I will lose Juordin forever.