Gene took a step back, ready to armor up if she proved a threat, but Valdis seemed to be wavering, fighting with herself, her eyes flickering like they had before near the palace. It hadn't been Dust contamination there, and it was too far out to be so out here, so what was it? What was making her behave so erratically?

"Valdis," he said, trying to catch her attention. "Are you all right?" She didn't look all right. That foam did not look healthy.