Then Reiloc's voice sounded in the communicator.
"Will you come down here and show me how to eat?" he demanded in an aggrieved voice. "My coffee is floating in a ball around the ceiling!"
Tabak giggled.
Jupiter couldn't believe it. He said, "Who else is aboard?"
"No one. Just Reiloc and me. You're not angry, are you? He was wild to come. I never could have stayed hidden if it hadn't been for him. He brought me food and—"
"You mean he knew where you were all the time?"
"Yes," she said meekly.
"Are you coming down?" Reiloc bellowed; "or must I starve?"
"Go ahead and starve," said Jupiter, "we're busy."