"What are you thinking about, doc?" said Jordan carelessly. "If I were you I'd be figuring a way to get off the ship. Remember we're going faster than man ever went before." He chuckled. "Unless, of course, you _like_ our company and don't want to leave." "We've got to do some figuring ourselves," said Docchi. "There's no use heading where there are no stars. We'd better determine our destination." "A good idea," said Jordan, hoisting himself up to the charts. He busied himself with interminable calculations. Gradually his flying fingers slowed and his head bent lower over the work. Finally he stopped, his arms hanging slack. "Got it?" "Yeah," said Jordan. "There." Dully he punched the telecom selector and a view took shape on the screen. In the center glimmered a tiny world, a fragment of a long exploded planet. The end of their journey was easily recognizable. It was Handicap Haven. "But why are we going there?" asked Anti. She looked at Docchi in amazement. "We're not going voluntarily," he said, his voice flat and spent. "That's where the Medicouncil wants us. We forgot about the monitor system. When Nona activated the gravity drive it was indicated at some central station. All the Medicouncil had to do was take the control away from Nona." "We thought we were running away from the ships," said Anti. "We were, but only to beat them back to the junkpile." "Yeah," said Docchi. "Nona doesn't know it yet." "Well, it's over. We did our best. There's no use crying about it." Yet she was. Anti passed by the girl, patting her gently. "It's all right, darling. You tried to help us." Jordan followed her from the compartment. Cameron remained, coming over to Docchi. "Everything isn't lost," he said awkwardly. "The rest of you are back where you started but at least Nona isn't." "Do you think she'll benefit?" asked Docchi. "Someone will, but it won't be Nona." "You're wrong. Suddenly she's become important." "So is a special experimental machine. Very valuable but totally without rights or feelings. I don't imagine she'll like her new status." Silence met silence. It was the doctor who turned away. "You're sick with disappointment," he said thickly. "Irrational, you always are when you glow. I thought we could talk over what was best for her but I can see it's no use. I'll come back when you're calmer." Docchi glared sightlessly after him. Cameron was the only normal who was aware that it was Nona who controlled the gravity drive. All the outside world realized was that it was in operation--that at last it was working as originally intended. If they should dispose of Cameron-- He shook his head. It wouldn't solve anything. He could fool them for a while, pretend that he was responsible. But in the end they'd find out. Nona wasn't capable of deception--and they'd be very insistent with a discovery of this magnitude.