[b]Hive World Luk[/b]

There was little more headway to be made here. In the end, the Scouts were originally intended to make contact with the Devourer, and be destroyed in it's wrath. The fact that it was communicating back was perplexing: It was unusually cooperative. Most likely was the fact that they were quite inedible lent to this conclusion, but still... The scouts were never expected to be diplomats.

When all was said and done, the lead Matron turned to observe the launch of their space craft, and watched. It then decided that it would be best to just get this entire operation rolling, and signaled for the Amazons to begin landings. The Matrons bowed, and faced the ground, showing respect for their ancient-enemy-turned ally. Even if it was for the briefest of moments. No Ethereal could possibly remember, but this Devourer had consumed many of their worlds as well. Even this planet may have been an Yss'Tkuld colony, or even their home world.