He raised his nose in the air slightly. "We can see that. We know several humans. Ship-humans and Mosphierian." And her accent was different from either of those, now that he thought about it. He frowned slightly. "But your Earth is lost. It has been for... for hundreds of years. How are you here?"
He tucked the knowledge about dinosaurs regretfully away. Nand' Bren had told him the truth, and he must beg the paidhi-aiji's pardon for doubting him.