Hide on the boat

Acting more on instinct than anything else, Druuna rushed for the boat, jumping over the dropped bow and landed on the wet, metallic floor.

She hadn?t heard voices calling after her as she ran to the boat, and so she hoped that she hadn?t been spotted. She would be, however, if she didn?t find a place to hide.

Looking around the boat quickly, Druuna saw a small door below the driver?s compartment.

She hurried over and opened the small door, hunched her back and stepped inside, closing the door behind her, blocking out the light.

Feeling her way down a narrow flight of metal stairs, Druuna then sat down on the cold floor.

The room was surprisingly warm, and as Druuna?s eyes adjusted to the dark, she saw that she was now sitting in the engine-room, with different mechanics all around her.

She sat in the dark for a long time, hearing people moving on the boat, seeming to be carrying something onto the boat.

After what seemed like forever, the movement stopped.

Soon thereafter, Druuna nearly yelled in surprise as the engine was started, steam beginning to fill the small room.

She could now feel the boat moving.

Crawling up into a ball, Druuna sat still with her face buried in her arms as she waited for the journey to end.

Finally, the boat began to slow down. Soon thereafter, she heard it drift into something and come to a complete halt.

With a little luck, she could soon get out of there.