“Worse than dead,” came Orla’s response. “His body has been—changed, somehow. Into this dry, almost powdery version of itself. I haven’t touched him because I’m scared he’ll fall apart.” Stellan looked across the Hub at Nib Assek and Elzar Mann, whose dismay mirrored his own. “Another husk,” Stellan said. “And this time, on Starlight itself.”
