Watching Kord's crazed antics, Charles couldn't concern himself with the elderly man. He turned and approached the others who stood rooted to their spots like wooden stakes.0

He snatched the telescope from his second mate, Conor, and lightly tapped him on the head with the tool. "Well, what a brilliant lad. You are surely the first to try staring at the sun with a telescope," Charles remarked sarcastically.0

"Captain, wh-what's that thing?" Conor asked in a stammer as he pointed toward the sky.0

"The sun. What else could it be?" Charles replied nonchalantly and pushed the telescope into Conor's arms. He crouched down and picked the frozen white mouse up from the ground. Placing her in his open palm, he patted her head and commented, "Stop staring, or you'll turn into a blind mouse."0

"Mr. Charles, is your home up there?...3