[ Not better, apparently. Jim shifts it into a half-hug, sharing body heat. ]

I think Rasyc just used native magic for Ysverai, [ he admits. ] Hiding it from Darma is another story, but since time's moving here and not anywhere else, I think that answer is self-evident. Their own tech is being used against them.

[ Jim shrugs. ] I think we might have more leverage than we realize, but then, not as much as we need. The Natha have those stasis pods.