Ross was sure he had read those symbols correctly.
"Tell him—that one of our kind may be among them."
Loketh did not reply so quickly this time. His eyes, grave and measuring, studied Ross, then Karara, then Ross again.
"There is a way ... discovered by this useless one."
Ross did not pay attention to the odd adjective Loketh chose to describe himself. He pressed to the important matter.
"Can and will he show me that way?"
Again that long moment of appraisal on the part of Loketh before he answered. Ross found himself reading the reply symbols aloud.
"If you dare, then I will lead."