Without saying anything further, they hurried out of the meeting room and made their way down to the next level where the mess hall was located. There, they found a table far away from the others who were there to enjoy a meal.
Sienna waited until they had huddled around her before speaking, then turned to Vek. “The language you heard was Dudikain.”
They all looked stunned. “Dudikain?” Meelon repeated. “Are you certain?”
“Yes.”
“Dudikain has not been spoken for…”
“Millennia? You are correct. It was deemed a dead language once the planet Dudikai was swallowed up when its sun exploded.”
“How do you know you heard Dudikain?” Tolo questioned darkly.
“I told you. I like to study other planetary languages. It is my hobby.”
“Even those that no longer exist?” Kars queried.
“That is where
