"I believe he should destroy his subspace ship!"
"What!"
"I am inclined to agree," Zoya Lar-Tul put in.
Amazed, Ahnu waited for Ullo's reasons. Encouraged by such consideration, the latter went on.
"If these Earthmen are already on their way to the ringed planet, they will undoubtedly stop first at the largest moon—where Zoya has left his main ship."
"And will likely discover it there," Ahnu agreed reluctantly.
"And from that point," continued Ullo, "they will discover both our location in space and the interstellar subspace drive in its finished form. After that, they can get at us!"
"The opposite extreme of my dilemma," confirmed Zoya.
"Silence!" ordered Ahnu. "Let me think!"