[ Rafa nods. That's actually bad news for Vex as well as Will. Rafa isn't overly surprised, given what had happened to Hunter, but this doesn't please him. He smiles faintly at Will. ]

I am sorry. I cannot explain what happened, but we will find them again. I think it is we who are lost, not them. Most likely, they have returned home.

[ To all the dangers they've been told are threatening their homeworlds. It's not really a comfort. ]

We will get back to them, Will.