“There are so many of them. Where did they come from?” “Purchased from a breeder here on Dracadia. The university’s penance for using them to study Noctisoma. Dracadia is the only place these moths call home, so their numbers could deplete, if we’re not careful.” “They’re the organism’s natural host, though, aren’t they?” “Yes. But not every moth is doomed to be infected. Only the curious ones.”