Chapter Three (Closure)

[Akirapryde]

Alice turned to Erik, "wait? What? You are leaving us?" There was disbelief in her voice.

She motioned to Adrian and Suki, "Erik, look around you. Jake, Suki, Adrian and myself need a leader. Captain Eraden is hardly fitting to lead us." she paused in mid thought looking around at the others. They were lost in a ocean on an uncertain world. But at the same time, she couldn't hold it against him. "Erik, I know you feel like you might be more helpful else where. But I ask you to think about it. We are rudderless without leadership."

She walked up and rested her hand on his shoulder, "please reconsider. We need you"

She turned to Adrian, "even you have to see this. Without leadership we are doom to fall in to the pitfalls of our own lack of vision. Our own ego driven acts of foolishness."

She turned back to leadership, "despite my own superior, even I can see how I am unfit to led us. I can become victim of becoming fixated on the science of what is going on while missing the larger picture. We need you Erik."

She paused a moment as she lowered her head for a moment. She didn't want to admit it, but she knew the choice belonged to no one other than Erik. "Erik, please reconsider" she asked.