An okay short story by the master of science fiction and author of Dune. An away-team encounters alien humanoid life on a planet. The aliens are linked to the disappearance of a spaceship. What was the fate of the missing ship and should the alien life be destroyed or not? ( )

Two agents from the Investigation & Adjustment Division, Stetson and Orne, visit the alien world Gienah III in search of a missing ship, the Delphinus, which touched down for repairs on the planet. Believing that the inhabitants of this world are holding the ship and crew captive, section chief Stetson is all set to bomb the planet, but assigns his subordinate Orne to negotiate with the Gienah only to learn that they are not as primitive as they appeared from afar. ( )