After depositing the twelve Serefim captives at the Port Authority facility, the Beag Liath ship returned to the planet’s northern hemisphere. It entered a geosynchronous orbit some two thousand kilometres above SEE-1 and began a meticulous search for Oprit Robia energy signatures. Initially, Althea and Egan were surprised that it was so difficult to locate Nanzy and Anso. After nearly twenty hours of failure, the couple began to fear the worst.
Egan was pacing around their cabin, and Althea was lying on the cot trying to read. Their Beag friend arrived at the open door and stood awaiting an invitation to enter. Althea jumped to her feet and beaconed the visitor inside.
Upon entering, it pulled up a stool and took a seat, which was unusual for a Beag-Liath. With a couple of taps, it brou
