The gathering at the College broke for lunch. M'hall, Emorra, and Tieran gather at a table to discuss their options in regard to helping their future comrades. Tieran points out that whatever they do will have to be at Benden Weyr, as that's where the rider of the young queen came from. Emorra tells them that the power supplies on Eridani equipment, such as the ones they're leaving for their descendants, were rated for centuries when not in use, and decades of continuous use. Tieran explains to Emorra how PNA's structure made it more resilient to mutation.