[stoichornet]

That was, Simon reflected, an awfully casual way to mention an evil force essentially committing mass impregnation of any poor woman who didn't have a mate- he realized that all the people and creatures he'd seen so far had been male, and wondered if this roundup of the "unmated" could be the reason. He felt sick.

"Is there a way we can search for other survivors of the plane crash? I know there are probably more out there near the wreckage itself, and if what you say is true, then we can't abandon them."