Future

The worries that had filled Khan and Liiza's minds in the last period finally took form, and they appeared as awful as they had feared. The two were sitting on the same chair since the lunch had already reached the drinking part, but they instinctively dropped their cups to fall in a tight embrace.

"[That's bullshit]!" Azni shouted, but Zalpa raised her hand to silence eventual complaints.

"[The elders feel that the Niqols are too divided right now]," Zalpa explained. "[They believe that we won't be able to find a true unity until we spend some years without external influences. Still, they promise that they will warn the humans once they plan to reopen Nitis to other species]."

"[How many years do you think they'll make us wait]?" Paul asked in a cold tone.