"We do. There's an old alliance between our planets, going far back." Glass shook his head, partly in exasperation and partly in shame. "It seems as if something is wrong on New Namek, though, and the elders have unanimously declined to send any aid to Earth. For all intents and purposes, our alliance has ended. I'm not sure what it is that's going on, but whatever it is must be important if the elders would decline to send even a contingent of warriors."

Behind them, the doors opened and a tired looking Rin peeked in, Popo behind her. The girl looked around, but declined to say a word, seemingly satisfied that everything was alright, leaving the chamber a moment later.