Or maybe, because Eval isn't compatible with magic, he got it through a loophole and couldn't find it again.

I wasn't allowed on yesterday, so you get a double part today.

Roughly fifteen minutes later the Assassin and the Lessaria burst out of hyperspace into the Brochant system, home to Sarida and Sardiff. They came out close to Sardiff, and so they could see what Evaluator had gone to "check out".
A large capital ship orbited Sardiff's moon, not precisely huge but not small, either. Copper winced when she saw it.
"Shonar, hang back. There's a chance they haven't seen us. Electrik, what is it?"
"Navari-class, Vertigo. Here to rendezvous with the Conquistar."
"How do you know that?"
"Automatically sending it out on all comm channels."
"So they don't know we're here. Shonar, can you do an advanced search on both Vertigo and Conquistar?"
"Affirmative, Assassin. Hang on a few moments."
"Make it quick, Shonar. Haven't got much time."
"Understood. Here we go. Vertigo, owned by one A.K., commanded by one Shasah Aurych."
"Well, that's useful. What about the Conquistar?"
"Conquistar, owned by A. K. again and commanded by Nasp Rakaro. Mean anything to you?"
"No. What class is the Conquistar?"
"Reminol."
Copper winced. "Not good."
"Copper, 'nother capital on the scopes. It's the Conquistar."
"Great timing. Okay, uh ... pull back behind Sarida."
"Copy, Assassin. Fire Chaser obeying orders."
"Right behind you, Fire Chaser. Scorecard will cover you."
"Copper, incoming comm message."
"Oh, that's real good. All right, let's hear it."
"Coppertop, it's Evaluator."
"Flames of Gyron, Evalu, where are you?"
"I'm stuck on the Conquistar. Copper, this isn't good. They don't know I'm here, but I can't get out. So I need to tell you this quick."
"Shoot."
"Both the Conquistar and the Vertigo are Kiyrenin ships. Whoever's behind this has more, too. Their names are Phobia, Double Dare, Frostbite, Horizon's Edge, Serpent's Stare, Death Secret and Nightmare, and of course the Vertigo and the Conquistar."
"That's nine capital ships, Eval."
"I'm aware of that. The Conquistar, Phobia and the Frostbite are the big ones, maybe the size of the Venomstrike. They're assorted types, and they don't have a strong starfighter fleet. Mostly they rely on magic, though not to the extent of the Deathless Ones."
"Do you know who their leader is?"
"Just the initials A. K. and that he originated from Carrotus."
"What about the mage-hunting thing?"
"They somehow believe that everyone should serve their master, but especially the mages. They think that it's destiny or something like that, and that mages are meant to be Kiyrenin."
"That's the weirdest thing I ever heard."
"Me, too. They almost worship this A. K."
"Great."
"That's what I said."
"Okay, how do we get you off?"
"You have to come with something I can attach myself to."
"Okay, that's a bad idea."
"That's the only idea."
Copper sighed. "Shonar?"
"He's right, Copper."
"Of course I am. There's something else."
"More?"
"Yeah. You can't use the Scorecard alias any more. They know you. And -"
"What?"
"Shinyso's here."

Man, you don't know how hard it is to constantly do those italics