He sent his men to gather them, but cannot travel in time himself: he and Dusha are star-crossed lovers, aliens who are forbidden from seeing each other by their own people.
hiː sˈɛnt hɪz mˈɛn tə ɡˈæðɚ ðˌɛm, bˌʌt kænˈɑːt tɹˈævəl ɪn tˈaɪm hɪmsˈɛlf: hiː ænd dˈʌʃə ɑːɹ stˈɑːɹkɹˈɔst lˈʌvɚz, ˈeɪliənz hˌuː ɑːɹ fɚbˈɪdən fɹʌm sˈiːɪŋ ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ baɪ ðɛɹ ˈoʊn pˈiːpəl.