The first thing she saw by the beam of the headlight was the body of a woman, curled in a fetal position on blankets on the floor. The woman’s eyes were closed, and her skin was pale gray. She wore a simple white shift like Luma’s.
As Stiletto played the headlight over the floor, she saw that the woman wasn’t alone. Everywhere Stiletto looked, the floor was covered with the bodies of Sagran adults and children, all with gray skin and eyes closed.
Stiletto scanned them with her fingertip sensor pads. "They’re hibernating," she said.
"‘Three holy months,’" said Candle, quoting the prayer from the video. "It’s the only way they can coexist with the Skilla. Hibernate while the Skilla are on the rampage."
"They should wipe out the Skilla and be done with it," said Stiletto.
"Not if t
