It had felt not right as he was saying it, but hearing Luka confirm that they really just want to get away regardless of whether other people are going to be with them makes him that much more certain.

"Mm, that sounds more likely," he says, pausing a moment to consider. He wonders how different his impression of Sxicq might have been if he'd been able to just understand what they were saying without filtering it through Fen.

"How often have you been able to talk to them?"