The surface of the icy water grows calm, with no sign of Ivanovich or the thing that carried him off apparent. An eerie silence surrounds those gathered together on Makeholem, now joined by by Liz.
"One of the things summoned by SHRIKE's destruction of our reactor," Jan says. "You understand our problem." He points to the west, to the bay known as Sorhamna, where the shattered remnants of the reactor still emit a pale green glow. "Until we can seal that thing off, more manifestations of the realm of chaos will continue to appear. THRUSH doesn't want to destroy the world, only rule it. Are we agreed, ladies and gentlemen?"
"Nyet," the Soviet captain says. "Want nothing of this. We go." Barking orders at his men, he directs them to make their way back to the boat.
"Looks like we're on our own," Jan says.