[ Isn't it his fault? Both of them decided to jump into that portal. They didn't have any idea that this is where they'd end up, but they barely gave a second thought to what they were leaving behind.

He keeps that to himself, along with a possibility that he doesn't want to give a voice to. That the telepaths are dead, and whoever killed them somehow reanimated their corpses to use their powers. The Hound program was horrible enough.

Another breath and he refocuses on her, finally responding to her touch by leaning into it. ]

I do too. [ He wants them now, but rationally he knows they aren't in any hurry to give them. Hopefully by the time they do, the sedation will have worn off. Until then... he shakes his head and falls back on the only plan he can think of. ] We'll ask around, but stay close. If they can only hit us one at a time, that gives us a chance. We can try to pull each other out if they try something else.