First Light

By dawn, the clinic generator was running. Noor returned with a thermos of tea and a list of parts that needed proper replacement. The island council arranged the repairs that morning. Ren finally brought his passengers into harbour, tired but safe. A boy asked whether Noor was a hero. She shook her head and pointed to the rescue crew, the nurses, and the captain securing the ramp. "It took a timetable full of people," she said. Then she bought a ticket for the first ferry home.