I don't know if it's clear, but the two figures sitting around the table are the well preserved corpses of characters we met on page 5. That's the daughter of the emperor in some kind of stasis chamber hidden somewhere on the ship.
Thanks to everyone who has read and commented. Feel free to continue to interact with what's here. Your encouraging words and comments have made this much more fun.
While two additional stories have been (mostly) scripted, my drawing time is going to finish Volume 2 of Dragons In Civilized Lands. Once that's in the can, I'll be back to Jovian.