That thought does make a rush of emotions race through Hunter's heart. He has had people disappear on him before. And sometimes he does worry if it is because something bad happened to them. Or their world closed off to the Nexus, and he will never see them again.

He can feel a slight wetness to his eyes.

"It was too close of a call Jim. Almost losing you..."

"But a whole ship of people would have been lost, if you hadn't done what you did. And then, there would have been no way for anyone to reach me."