After the meetings he attended with the Rothian leadership, there were some hours of waiting before he knew what would be happening next. His own role had not changed, in the sense that he would remain as the Rothian liaison to the Human science team, but his objectives had…evolved, thanks to what had been brought to light. One thing that was sure was that this was becoming far more complicated, and serious, than he had ever expected. 

Eventually, Vreta did get word that Outremer’s representatives had agreed to a prompt meeting. In attendance would be…everyone, pretty much. Vreta, the Rothian science team, and every major Rothian leader that Vreta had met with over the last few hours would be involved in discussing the next steps. Likewise, they recommended to the Human delegation to send anyone who might be involved with Outremer’s response to these developments. 

Given the size of the planned meeting, they were once again back to the Rahn’Masser’s building in Threria. Even for the number of attendees, the conference hall they had been assigned was large and spacious. For those attending remotely, they had the option of controlling a holographic avatar of themselves to attend more “naturally”, as they had made sure the Rothian hologram projectors were synced properly with the respective devices on Outremer. 

Naturally, there was some delay in getting everyone into such a meeting on short notice. The science teams, and those who had gone into the simulation, were the most readily available, and the first to arrive. The other, higher-ranking Rothian officials took a bit longer to deal with delegating their other responsibilities, but Vreta knew they were all making this their top priority. One by one, the conference hall filled up with a collection of some of the most powerful individuals from both of their nations. Vreta, on his part, took his seat near to Freyr and the Human science team, as fitting his role of liaison. He spent most of his time before the meeting looking up and familiarizing himself with the identities of the Human attendees he did not recognize. He felt that was the most productive he could be at this point, though there was one other detail he could not help but to notice. It was something that unsettled him, not about any of the Humans, but about the two Datius. Both Rareth’Jharn and Director Valic’Ans almost seemed…nervous. To a Rothian, at least, they seemed visibly anxious, which was something Vreta thought was impossible for the likes of a Datius. Even in the face of certain death, a Datius could remain the very picture of focus and composure, so if there was something that had them worried, Vreta certainly could not bring himself to relax.

Eventually, it got to the point that everyone who was necessary, from both species, [i]seemed[/i] to be present and ready to begin. Yet, Valic insisted they were not. The Director, High Commissioner, and Grand Admiral were all physically present in the room, along with nearly everyone who had been involved in the expedition, so Vreta could scarcely think of what Rothian they could possibly be waiting on. However, that question did not take long to answer, and the answer he received was one that left him nothing short of speechless. 

When the doors to the conference hall opened, the first thing to step through were two Rothian guards in full, top-of-the-line combat armor at least on-par with Rareth’s combat gear. Though, they only walked a few steps in before stopping on either side of the doors. Vreta was initially confused as to why there would be armed guards in such a meeting, but the person who stepped in afterwards immediately erased any thoughts of such concerns. She was a person who [i]every[/i] Rothian would recognize immediately: the Speaker of the Rahn’Saki, Roth’Orsa.

In an instant, every single Rothian who was standing, apart from her guards, dropped to their knees and bowed their heads in reverence. Then every single Rothian who was sitting got up from their chairs so they could do the same. The Rahn’Saki themselves did not have any specific hierarchy among themselves, at least not that the public knew of, but Roth’Orsa was their oldest member, and the most public face of the Rahn’Saki. She had immaculate white scales, with red stripes across much of her body, apart from her stomach. The Rothians were not generally ones for elaborate regalia, but as was traditional for the Rahn’Saki, she wore her own, unique headdress. Each one was chosen to represent the individual members of the Rahn’Saki, and though they did change them through the years, they still retained the same core design. Roth’Orsa’s most recent headdress consisted of a simple headband, which projected a holographic display of a plume of multicolored feathers that formed a crest behind her head and neck.

The Rahn’Saki, in general, were not a public-facing group. Their internal discussions and decision-making were all made behind closed doors. They did not often interact with the public, and there was no official way to directly contact them. To other nations, they always worked through representatives and other intermediaries. There were some occasions for the Rahn’Saki to appear in public and address their people, but those were rare, often tightly-controlled instances. From a Human perspective, they would generally be considered propaganda events. For the Speaker to appear in person came as a surprise for [i]everyone[/i] in the room, except perhaps the Datius. To Vreta’s knowledge, the Rahn’Saki had never directly engaged in conversation with representatives of another nation, so this was unprecedented in every way he could think of.