"The maji." It was Zoe who spoke first before stopping herself, olive skin turning red as she nodded to Trill and sighed. "Bellanca and Thanos know where they are."

Grim, irritated all over again, Trill tossed her hands. "There's nothing we can do about that now," she said, like they'd had this conversation before. Well, I hadn't. "You know that. Stay on track."

"What about the maji?" They'd disappeared from Center and Core, gone ...