Part Two: Temple of the Winds: Chapter 14 and Interlude Summary

Recovering the two chases was all they could reasonably hope for so they proceeded with caution. George went ahead, widening the passage where necessary. On Kosmik, Sill tells Melanie that Helm is not answering. Truscott relays that information to Hutch as there is little else she can do. At ten o'clock, the southern sky lit up and Hutch warns Richard that it has begun. She sits on the surface waiting to evacuate the last team members. Small shock waves are already being felt. Three minutes after the initial detonation, a volcanic eruption under the ice pack explodes. The shock waves increase, almost knocking Hutch over in the hold. Aboard the Wincklemann, Janet strides up to Maggie and knocks her flat without a word of warning. Hutch hauls...