[@Nikki Moonlight]

Valerian shook his head. [color=8882be][i]"I-it's impossible... you can't have..."[/i][/color] was what he wanted to say, but what he really said was, [color=8882be]"Really?"[/color] Hope filled him, repressing his usual skepticism. Maybe they would escape. Maybe they could be free. 

[color=8882be]"When do we leave?"[/color]