[In the mutineers' camp, Hickey lights a cigarette as Tozer reports a Tuunbaq sighting]
Where?
It's got Crozier's group a very scant few miles ahead of it, and ours a very scant few miles behind. It'll find one of us or the other, I have no doubt about it.
Can we bait it? In their direction?
We should return to the ships. I've seen the charts, Cornelius. We're barely a quarter of the way. We've seen more signs of melt. Mr. Des Voeux sighted birds. If we head back immediately, we can be assured of getting back to Terror and Erebus before they have enough open water to leave. We can keep a loyal crew. We can head away from this place. Away from this devil.
Well, you finally sound frightened, Solomon.
We don't want to meet this thing again. We can't beat it!
There's a queer melody for a Marine.
I saw that thing murder Mr. Collins.
You've told me.
I didn't tell you all. I haven't told anyone all. Do you believe a man has a soul? [Hickey smiles and nods] How have you come to that belief? Have you seen one? I have. I saw Mr. Collins's soul. I know that's what it was, and I watched that creature ingest it. Feed on it. Watched it happen from a few yards away. I'm not mistaken. It breathed that man's soul in. If it's following the Captain's group now, let's take that opportunity and get as many miles between us as we can. Get back to the ships, and be there when the leads open. Not here. Not here.
This does mean a new plan. Can you signal to our friend ahead?
Yes.
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