Taz keeps talking to the two slimy people as she gets them wet, as they walk, and as they eat. Finally, she reaches a conclusion about Rayland. She waits until she has the opportunity, and pulls the other party members out of ear shot. “Something is wrong with Rayland. I think… no, I know he is being controlled. His actions and behaviors are just not plausible for a person. I am certain of this. I worry what will happen if we bring him to the colony with that master’s hooks in him.”