i dont think i will ever get used to this life . she has answered each of your questions directly . `` now you 're the one who 's insane . '' was the best she could manage . but noel had talked to her last week , right ? attention all ships and ground stations , this is the star traveler , please respond . the slaves were curled up next to the couch , just beneath me , like terrified little animals . i peered out where she was watching and , of course , saw nothing but darkness . 