At once she saw that he'd changed since she'd left the bridge.
Only an hour had passed since he left the bridge.
"Must be okay if you feel good enough to leave the bridge."
It seemed that she was not going to leave the bridge after all.
Everything had been fine when he left the bridge a little while ago.
Usually when people leave the bridge they don't come back.
She didn't know any more about the situation than when she'd left the bridge.
She could have left the bridge and found something to do in her ready room.
The two left the bridge, this time they weren't holding hands.
And she left the bridge to carry out his order.