‘’Shanit?! By the stars! I studied engineering with him.’’ said sadly Kovar. ‘’I suppose that his pod failed?’’
‘’Correct! His pod’s control circuitry apparently stopped functioning completely, preventing its local isotopic generator from taking over when the main power went out.’’
Kovar took a moment to digest that. His eyes suddenly bulged in apparent horror, prompting a worried question from Shanandar.
‘’What? What are you thinking about, Kovar?’’
‘’The SHANIZAR! It has now been travelling for the same amount of time than the SHUNDAR. It could well have suffered the same kind of breakdowns that we are now finding aboard the SHUNDAR. In that case, they could all be in the process of dying right now! We must get to it as quickly as possible.’’
Shanandar and Kazmiriel exchanged shocke
