“So, beings from beyond the stars,” Tommy said, drumming his fingers on the small table in the shuttle’s cabin. He laughed bitterly and shook his head. “Desa has a knack for pissing off some interesting people.” Miri was sitting on the table with her feet propped up on one of the benches, hunched over with elbows on her thighs and her chin resting on the back of one hand. “If I understand the situation correctly, Desa didn’t do anything to piss them off. They just came and took the Field Binders.” Kalia strode across the room with a scowl that said she wanted to punch someone. “That’s pretty much it.” She glowered at the SlipGate as she marched past it. She was probably feeling suspicious of anything that came from the Overseers; the Gates were their technology. “And now, we need to get

