In late 2343 or early 2344 the orb was taken aboard the Cardassian freighter Kamal. The Kamal passed through the Badlands and was caught in a plasma eddy. (DS9 novel: Avatar, Book One) In 2371, Legate Turrel told Kai Winn Adami that he suspected that the Orb of Memory had never arrived on Cardassia after being taken from Bajor. (DS9 - Prophecy and Change short story: "The Orb of Opportunity") By September of 2376 the orb, along with the other eight orbs, was being stored at Ashalla when Bajor was infested by Parasites. (DS9 novel: Unity)