"Who are they," she corrected absently, still frowning. "They're the ones who destroyed the clock. Once we bribed them into it," she added, "Though I think officially it was a diplomatic mission. They should be gathering on the observation deck at some point so the ship can set them back down on Era."

Hence their current travel path and proposed destination. "It's possible something happened when they were destroying the clock that changed how time was redistributed back to everyone. The only way to know that for sure is to go asking. And since it's your time that's missing, it's possible that in looking at you, they can figure out where it went."