“Mining on our planet and our planet’s moon,” the skunk said after a moment’s thought. “As well as limited mining of asteroids at stationary points of orbit.”
“You call Legrange point, ka?” Stolon asked.
She nodded. “Correct.”
-“We saw, lo…” They chattered their teeth for a moment, then looked to Iska. “Baenå’ puta’ ‘esbrodåtufath’?“
+“We saw, lo…” They chattered their teeth for a moment, then looked to Iska. “Baenå’ puta’ ‘esbrohadåt’?“
“Space-construct,” they said, filling in. “We saw constructs of various size at your planet-moon and planet-star Legrange points.”
True Name stiffened, but any response she might have had was preempted by Tycho. The astronomer, who had appeared largely overwhelmed by the meeting to date had steadily grown more excited during the questioning phase. “You did? How? Radio? When did you see them? During gravity assist? How–“
“Tycho, hold up,” Sarah said, laughing. “There will be time.”