Sabine had stood up and followed Meesei out of the tent. With the way Meesei was calmly explaining everything, Sabine began to flush with shame that she might have raised something of a false alarm. "You were covered with those slimy arms," she began, looking down and clasping her hands together tightly. "Then I could see through you, and when I tried to touch you, my hand went through you. You were not answering me. I was frightened. You did not say you were going to try right there and I was frightened."

"It was only for a few minutes," Janius added. He did not look sure about being relieved. "But, have you been carrying that book around all this time, alpha?"

"I think that kind of scrutiny can come later," Gallus interrupted. "Meesei, what exactly happened in there? Why did you open the book, and what did Mora say to you?"