"Right."
"Why worry about them?" asked Charalas.
"They threaten our integrity."
"You mean since Thomakein informed us that the Terran, Gomanar, was forced to violate his oath?"
Guy blinked. To treat this properly, he would have to absolutely divorce himself from his personality and treat the Terran as another entity. "Yes," he said. "The Terrans, according to Thomakein, are more than capable of setting up a detector that will detect the presence of the light-shield."
"We'll cross that bridge when it comes."
"We should look forward to it—and plan."
"Elanane," said Charalas, "my loyalty has never been questioned. For a moment, I'd like to discuss this as an impartial observer."
"Of course."
"Ertene is stale."