Dr. Johanna Saulk, who probably had more to fear than anyone else, found that she was inexplicably drawn to the commander of the Terrician fleet, Zoric l'Blaid and his Second in command, Teagan Lamott. But even she felt like their situation was a ticking time bomb that would blow up in their faces if they couldn't figure out why the visitors had come and what might be done to appease them.