"Besides names," Ashari says drily, "there's the slight fact that the...moth effectively can take us wherever it wants." They look meaningfully at Sasha, Alaric, and Remi. "How open is it to negotiation, do you think? Because we can't be held hostage to its whims."

Remi's mouth thins, but he says, "I take your point. I should also point out that the mothlings are going to grow, and they'll have opinions of their own..."

[This might be a good time for someone to remember that the calendar back in Station Moongray time was the reason the moth "awakened" in the first place--it might not be eager to return to calendars where it'll be brainwashed again. Remi won't know about moth harnesses but Alaric and Sasha might bring it up.]