8 THE SEARCH BEGINS Blackwing, Suzanne, and Jessica were leaning over the table, papers strewn on the surface, when Dar’Kyn and B’runix Hornsdoodle entered through the back door. “What are they trying to determine?” Dar’Kyn whispered in Q’estirian. “I think they are trying to determine the best way to search for their Irving,” Hornsdoodle responded quietly. “Is the area to be searched so large?” Dar’Kyn asked. “One would not think so, but my knowledge of this Plane is limited,” Hornsdoodle said. Dar’Kyn shook her head slowly. “This Irving human must be important to expend this amount of energy just to locate him.” “He is a personage of some importance, to those three, anyway,” Hornsdoodle responded. “Also, it is theorized that Phelonius is with him. Phelonius is important to locate

