'Well, at least we won't have to worry about them attacking us.'
Jason frowned as he thought about this, and he asked the system how quickly time moved in the Stone Catacombs when compared to Earth.
[One day within the Neutral Zone is equivalent to one hour on Earth.]
'A ratio of 1 to 24. That's not bad. I'm sure they did that so that the council can have long meetings without worrying about being away from their worlds for too long. It also works for me since I won't have to leave my family unprotected for a long time.'
Jason thought this with a bit of relief before he turned to listen as Riyala explained what the Stone Catacombs were to the confused Gina. Once Gina seemed like she understood, Jason asked Riyala a question.
"Did the Emissary say anything else?"
Riyala frowned as well, and she seemed to think for a moment before she finally spoke:
