The cocoa was creamy, the living room comfortably warm. Ms. Robin's orange tabby, Bard, was purring in Fossil's lap, and the courier was quite content. Nadya's shift in the city ended that afternoon, and she should be reaching the safe house around now. Fossil smiled around at he new comrades, especially Danni. It was so wonderful to see him alive. In the next room, Ms. Robin's son Louis was playing pan pipes. He was a horrendous musician, but it didn't matter to fossil right now. All was right with the world. Eventually the young man, to Fossil and his mother's relief, put down the instrument and propelled himself into the living room. He was a handsome man of 21, with his left leg conspicuously missing. He sat down next to Fossil.<br/><br/>"I think I'm getting better, don't you?"<br/><br/>"Oh yes," Fossil lied. It was getting late though. "Ms. Robin, have you heard anything from Nadya? She should be here now, shouldn't she? Ms. Robin froze and looked away.<br/><br/>"You have to tell her, Mother," Louis said, staring at the carpet.  His mother slowly approached Fossil.<br/><br/>"Fossil... Nadya was arrested this morning," Fossil couldn't move. She couldn't make a noise. When a Red Leopard was arrested they were gone. Nadya was gone, dead or worse. Fossil began to tremble violently before bursting into deep exhausting sobs. And then there was a knock on the door.<br/><br/>"By the power invested in me as an operative of our glorious army," a woman shouted, "I order you to open this door! Failure to comply will just get it smashed open, so there's really no point being difficult."<br/><br/>All was wrong with the world.<br/><br/>Ms.Robin jumped. "Louis," she said in a hoarse whisper,"Take them all though the trap door to the dingy and paddle to Elephant Rock. You know how to get there by the stars."<br/><br/>"I won't leave you mother,"<br/><br/>"There's no time to argue. Go!" Louis nodded reluctantly, and signaled for the party to follow him as he ripped up a carpet, revealing a hatch. "Just a moment!" Ms. Robin called brightly, "I'm just taking this pot from the fire" As she walked to the door, Louse pulled up the hatch and gestured to a ladder.<br/><br/>"There's a boat down there," he whispered. "Climb in."