Would it be any different than his own fate, tied to a tank and only able to see another when they looked in through a small viewport? And would Delphoros welcome the tank again? The navigator knew that while Elthor desperately needed Delphoros, they could not allow him to spread his radical ideas to others. If Delphoros’ beliefs—protests against using the living ships—became canon, otherspace exploration, which allowed for travel far faster than the speed of light, could halt. There was no other choice: Delphoros had to be tightly controlled upon his return to Elthor, a tank greater than this one built, and strong drugs used to further keep him in check. If there were other navigators, Delphoros would be left to rot on the planet below. But now the need for Delphoros had eclipsed the danger of his words and ideas. None of the children born on Elthor in recent memory had an otherspace gift. They had to retrieve this one. Melusine had to coax him back with words or outright capture him.
