Custodians, you moron. You know, they take care you like a lusus, but instead a bein' some impressiwely terrifyin' manner a subterranean beast, they're just members a your race. Which is still wery odd, by the way.

[A shrug.]

She could be back, but who knows for certain. I appeared here with a certain companion of mine, if you could call her that. She disappeared a few perigees ago, and has showed no signs of returnin'. Who knows when your mom will return.