"He was close to Serentity," River whispered, her eyes straight ahead. "He is a part of it." She ran her hand across the metal. "He still is." She glanced briefly to Zoe, then left her to steer on her own.

She walked past the captain. "We all gotta stick together, you know?" she said, looking to Zoe then into his eyes. "All together, in Serenity," she mumbled and walked down the bridge.