[ Peggy goes quite still at that, gaze sharpening even as it shifts ever so slightly off him; she's clearly thinking. ]
Now there's a thought, [ she murmurs, her mind already racing miles ahead. ] Nadril could be an old refugee settlement that's kept to itself all this time. Khalo was reclusive until recently, it's not a stretch. That could be the reason why we didn't hear about it on the surface but the Natha are aware of its existence.
[ She pauses, taking another sip of her tea. It's far-fetched, but since they're theorising, nothing is off the table. Jim is one of the few people she can discuss this with. ]
But to your point β the technology could have been stolen, yes. Or it could have been given. This original refugee clearly wants nothing to do with the orbiters so who's to say he didn't have some hand in all this? And yet we're being asked to travel and meet with him like ambassadors.
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Now there's a thought, [ she murmurs, her mind already racing miles ahead. ] Nadril could be an old refugee settlement that's kept to itself all this time. Khalo was reclusive until recently, it's not a stretch. That could be the reason why we didn't hear about it on the surface but the Natha are aware of its existence.
[ She pauses, taking another sip of her tea. It's far-fetched, but since they're theorising, nothing is off the table. Jim is one of the few people she can discuss this with. ]
But to your point β the technology could have been stolen, yes. Or it could have been given. This original refugee clearly wants nothing to do with the orbiters so who's to say he didn't have some hand in all this? And yet we're being asked to travel and meet with him like ambassadors.