She knew what he meant. She even laughed a little. "I was born on
Romany. There are a lot of Earth people who have no place at home."
"I know." Campbell remembered his father's farm, with blue cold water
over the fields instead of sky. "And Tredrick?"
"He was born here, too. But the taint is in him...." She caught her
breath in a sudden sharp cry. "Marah! Marah, _it's Zard_!"
They stopped. A pulse began to beat under Campbell's jaw. Stella
whispered, "He's gone. I felt him call, and now he's gone. He was
trying to warn us."
Marah said grimly, "Tredrick's got him, then. Probably knocked him out
while he was trying to escape from the radio room."
"He was frightened," said Stella quietly. "Tredrick has done something.
He wanted to warn us."