Damia's Children (1994)
“Too far as yet to be identified, its presence livened all discussions on the Vadim and the other ships of the squadron. Thian ’ported all captains aboard the flagship and attended the meeting as recording interpreter. He was proud of his students: even after only four months’ intensive study they were able to discuss much in ’Dini, a fact which certainly pleased the ’Dini captains. Nothing could be done until identification was made, of course, but several courses of action were discussed.
The ...’Dini reluctantly allowed the possibility that the object might be a wandering planet, blown out of its native solar system by a nova—several had been noted in this quadrant. Such phenomena had been noted by both Human and ’Dini in the course of space explorations: the planets or asteroid fragments sterile and lifeless but occasionally worth prospecting. Thian knew by their language that the ’Dini captains were convinced beyond doubt that this was more likely another Hive ship. It was traveling from the general spatial direction of the ion trail they had been following, hoping it would lead them, at last, to the Hive home system.MoreLess
The ...’Dini reluctantly allowed the possibility that the object might be a wandering planet, blown out of its native solar system by a nova—several had been noted in this quadrant. Such phenomena had been noted by both Human and ’Dini in the course of space explorations: the planets or asteroid fragments sterile and lifeless but occasionally worth prospecting. Thian knew by their language that the ’Dini captains were convinced beyond doubt that this was more likely another Hive ship. It was traveling from the general spatial direction of the ion trail they had been following, hoping it would lead them, at last, to the Hive home system.MoreLess
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