"Several hundred..." It's not the several billion he had hoped for, but it was better than something as small as two. "If the other one can carry as much its... a start, I guess."

"It doesn't know Sxicq, but it doesn't classify them as a core affliction, either. So maybe they aren't the problem at all." Luka shakes his head. This was all very confusing, and the new information roused as many new questions as it answered. "But in that case, why did the Protector need to seal them away?"