The last contact that Ventrowe had with Scaba was to brief him on Leahs kidnapping and abduction by Manutaai. The moon based Septens and free Cantals had been close allies thanks to the human utilization of the BSP and Denver Calham.
Ventrowe had obtained some encrypted information from the Trimadians own records, and sent it on telepathically to his colleague. Scaba, who knew of Manutaai while he was part of Sataals rebel force, was relieved the two of them had never met. Scaba admitted to himself that to evade not one but two Trimadian masters, especially the dreaded Talokta, was an amazing feat, and he may just be able to use that to his advantage.