"It has to be something more basic. Something that goes beyond species." Zoe sat back in her chair, looking at the map and the moved dots.
"No, it isn't. You know, what I wonder is why the City isn't giving us the answers. Do you know if anything like this has happened before? See, The City always seems ready to give what someone needs, so why isn't it providing now? Why would it not care now?" Zoe traced from one dot to another, and yet again the tracing didn't help much.