The dark side, [ she repeats quietly, ] An apt way of describing it, yes.

[ then, with some more strength to her voice: ] They can, indeed — it was not long after my arrival here that we all learned of someone in the former crew having been affected... along with this, hm, ei-ai they called her? By the name of Olivia. But the commander, the one whose home we just returned from, he requested the aid of those who possess what some might call "magic", and together they created a shield between us and the orbs. They reside in the North Wing — mayhap you can ask someone who was there to tell you what the shield does, now. But so far, it seems we are safe from their influence, here.