I took 1 step but halted myself before Gallett called to me. She joined me quickly as if afraid I would enter after all. "You shouldn't have let her go in alone, Gallett."
        "I know." She smiled gently, "But we know Ince. And we do need to know what is going on here. What has been going on for cycles and possibly ever since the beginning. We've tried everything else. Every other method." She waited. "Haven't we? Can you think of anything we haven't tried, except a rider?"
        "No." I felt like a sullen child.
        "Then we ought to. Ince is the best."
        I stared at the black gap. "How long will you give her?"
        "As long as she needs."
        "Gallett---"
        "I can't say, Penn."