Riker turned to see a long trail of red dust hanging in the still air, churned up by the magnificent sorrel horse that galloped toward him in the eerie stuttering gait Earth horses instinctively adopted in low-gravity worlds.

The girl had instinctively adopted the right attitude with her newly hatched charge.

Archer stood his ground, facing Shran- who had instinctively adopted a half-crouching combat stance, without showing any trace of fear.

Gradually his body reassumed the crouched defensive posture he had instinctively adopted as his magic shot him like a spirit out of the armory.

Brophy, who had instinctively adopted the crash position even though he was convinced he was about to die, miraculously survived, meaning the only member of the crew to perish was Mynarski: he died from severe burns.