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"Nasamik has gone away."

Sialuk's brow furrowed, even as he asked about the children. He did not explain more of his wife's departure, and it worried the starwoman. What would have driven her away, and why had she left her child behind? She could not imagine parting ways with Maggak or Acrux. Eventually... maybe. But they were mere children, and Raiyuk was only a boy, too.

Once you have told me what happened, she decided. If he refused, she would not withhold the descriptions of her own children, but she wished to know what had happened to Nasamik. To punctuate her point, Sialuk settled on her haunches, eyes filled with concern.