When Rareth caught up to Shiva and asked her about her mark, she became so distracted that she hardly had the space in her mind to appreciate just how alien the alien vessel was. She just kept marching. "You could say that," Shiva answered without much confidence. There was a great deal of hesitation as she thought about whether to say anything else. Rareth had been very friendly towards Shiva, and didn't have the immediate stigma against her background, but now Shiva wasn't sure if that was because she simply didn't know.

After mulling it over for not quite enough time for the topic to fade, Shiva concluded that Rareth would find out anyway. Better that she finds out in a way that would hopefully get across Shiva's point of view. Shiva took a breath and tried to probe at what her reaction would be. "Rareth, in Rothian society, what is the treatment of convicts? More specifically, for crimes against the state?"