Duncan listened silently to the voices in his heart, the calm and reliable reports from Fenna and Morris, the helpless complaints from Lucy Lecia, and sometimes the noisy chattering of Sherry and the nagging of Nina—these voices that crossed the vast stretches of space and time seemed like temperature-laden anchors that, even after his two "avatars" left in the City-State were gradually becoming ineffective, still firmly anchored him on the side of reason and humanity.
After that, he temporarily ended the communication with Fenna and others, slowly walked across the entire deck, passed through the staircase and ramp at the stern, and arrived at the towering helm at the stern.
