Pages 123-152 Summary

Kin and her companions head out again, mulling on what has happened and what they have learned. Kin insists that they stay calm until they reach the hub, hoping there they will find the means necessary to help Silver. At the same time, Kin wrestles with the idea that the Company could possibly be behind this planet's existence. They arrive in a desert where they meet a man riding a flying carpet. The man wants to trade for their flying belts. Kin and her companions agree to negotiate and it is agreed they will go to the man's home. They ride on the carpet and discover it has some sort of protective shield around it to keep its occupants from falling off. Once at the man's home, they are shown a marble table that can reproduce almost anything a person desires...