That was impossible according to everything Moon understood about history.
'Unless...'
Several disturbing theories began forming in Moon's mind, each one more unsettling than the last.
'Theory one: There were humans with awakener-like powers before the Collapse.'
'Theory two: The timeline is wrong. Either Yara's people miscounted the cycles, or "lunar cycle" in this place was different.'
'Theory three: The "benefactor" wasn't actually a human from earth. There are other humanoid species in this vast universe that we haven't encountered yet. Once we do make contact, this so-called human benefactor might turn out to be something else entirely, potentially their enemy.'
That last theory was particularly troubling. If there were other intelligent species that resembled humans closely enough to be mistaken for them, first contact could be catastrophically complicated.
