"They was talkin' 'bout why we was havin' trouble with our crops." The drudge's companion listens on. "They was talkin' about aliens experimentin' on us." "Aliens?" A nod, "Yes, you know somethin' from another planet." "That's perposterous, how c..." Being interrupted the drudge says, "Well I heard that woman say that since the ancients arrived in ships like the ancients then why not somebody else comin' and finding us? Makes sense. Maybe they is experimenting on us. Maybe it was them that took that Weyrleader too!" Gasp, "No!" "Yes! Anyway that's what I heard. So maybe aliens got him and experimented. Used his brain to figure out how to make the crops go bad. And they'll probably blaim the crops failing on renagades." Silence. "You're drunk!"