Ice Planet Barbarians

Georgie struggles to stay annoyed with Vektal when he is clearly overjoyed at the thought of them having a child together. She is surprised to find herself satisfied by the idea of having a child with Vektal, despite not consciously choosing this. They approach the crashed ship; the hunters with them all received the “zap” from the elders’ cave the night prior and can now speak English. Georgie worries over Raahosh’s urgency to get this “zap,” cautioning Vektal to watch him for excessive advances toward the women.

Georgie wants to enter the crashed ship first but lets Vektal go ahead of her when she remembers her pregnancy. She is relieved to find all the other woman alive, though she is shocked at their weakness. As the sa-khui help distribute food and water to the ailing women, Georgie hears the sound of someone resonating, unhappy when that person hides it. Georgie explains to the women about learning the sa-khui language via the elders’ cave and how the women must decide whether to take the khui and make a life on this planet or try to wait for their captors to return and fight them.