If Jingyi expects an answer from the older, captured sali, he will only be disappointed. He only gets glares and attempted wiggling out of his bonds.

The young sali breathes a sigh of relief as the air changes near the shelter. She stops moving as the Forever One speaks within her mind. She's safe even if these outsiders are planning something.

'Great Forever One. They say they're here to help and have spoken to another Forever One already. They stopped one of our own from attacking in their confusion, but they also weren't afraid to fight either. And they made me lose track of my woolie!'

To her, this is still a great injustice because she just got her job.