 How did Gwar Den feel about his work?
Gwar Den was finding that the actual observed positions of the planets thus far located agreed quite closely with his extrapolations from long unused charts of the Solar System. Den was jolted out of his happy abstraction. From his private office-cabin, he sent a message to Chief Astronomer Zost Relyul to notify him as soon as Earth's surface features became clear; then he sat idle, alone with his thoughts. The ship's automatic mechanisms had scant need of tending; Knof Llud found himself wishing that he could find some back-breaking task for everyone on board, himself included, to fill up the hours that remained. Bemusedly Llud got to his feet and stood surveying a cabinet with built-in voice recorder and pigeonholes for records.
 Proud that he was able to steer the ship home.
 Bored and depressed since the work wasn’t meaningful.  Ashamed since they didn’t find a hospitable planet.  Ready to retire because he had been traveling for so long.  Proud that he was able to steer the ship home.