Jens rubbed his eyes as he went over the maps, making every place the Adyans had been seen. There had been eight major raids in separate star systems. The bodies they left behind were quickly found, with no survivors. The raiders had kept ahead of the Conservancy's fighters, once skipping to a another quadrant after being detected. However there was a pattern. The attacks were always along shipping lanes. Once in awhile there were bread crumbs. Someone on the ship would leave something behind tagged with a code. Previous attempts to turn Adyan crew members might be working, but it was also possible this was a ruse. Attempts to intercept messages between the Adyan raiders and the Aurora Cartel were also fruitless.
Mara moved behind the Time Lord, rubbing his shoulders.
"The rest have all gone to bed," she said softly. "You're tired. You need to rest."
"He's still out there," Jen said, "Forty-three days…" He looked up at the doctor. "You know what they can do to him."
"You can't dwell on that and function," she said moving to his side, taking the pen from his hand. "You need to sleep for his sake. Find him."
Jens put his face in his hands for a moment, and then pushed the chair back to get up. "You're right."
"Have you heard anything from the Doctor?" Mara asked as she helped him to his feet.
"He said he'd be here in three days with Toshi," he turned to her with an anguished look. "I didn't want Toshi here, I didn't want her to know what is happening to her father."
"She's strong." Mara said as she walked with him to his sleeping quarters. "I'll watch over her, I promise."
"How's Gray doing?"
"Slow but steady progress. His blood is balanced again, and talk therapy is progressing. He understands what he's done and is remorseful."
"Really?" Jens said bitterly. "You're sure about that?"
Mara was silent and said. "He was a victim too."
"I want to believe it," Jens said as he reached his door. "for Jack's sake."
"Get some rest," the Catkin doctor reached up and kissed him on the check. She turned and padded down the darkened hallway.
Jens slowly undressed. He started to pass Jack's coat hanging on the wall as he went to dim the light. The Time Lord stopped and took it from the hook, gathering it in his arms. His eyes closed as he deeply breathed in Jack's scent. He dimmed the light and then laid the coat down on Jack's side of the bed before he lay down beside it. Resting his head on a sleeve, his mind reached out. Tell me where you are Jack! Help me find you! He shivered and pulled the quilt around his body. It was hours before he fell asleep