Hibernation Point I know it's dire, my time today

eshamun sensed the other's wariness but did not speak of it; she did not want to spook the other. indeed, what the little traveller spoke of was interesting indeed, and the canaanite's eyes fell to the gapped hole around the other's chest and shoulders. "i have never heard of such a thing. i believe you are not lying," she added, not wanting to insult the stranger, "but in my homeland, the earth is flat. we cannot travel beneath it."

in spite of herself, eshamun approached. "may ... may i see this tunnel?" she asked hesitantly.