Rhiow's ears went flat, her tail puffed to almost twice its size. "Everyone hold still, I'm laying a circle for the Pod Caverns." She gave Iniss-and-Tom an apologetic look. "You'll have to remain here, I don't have enough time to put your name in this spell."

She flirted her tail - no time for long buildups and mysticism and speaking a spell for the sheer joy of feeling it work, this was time to move. The spell materialized and Rhiow wasted not a second bounding to Dean and Sam's names - carefully looking over the subjunctive of the Yeerk's - and then she began to read; mentally, because it was faster.

If the bomb was not completely detonated - if there were any survivors - she was the quickest way to the medical bay.