By this point, there was likely little surprise to the fact that Roth’Orsa had a calm, direct response to what the Director-General had showed them. This time, she continued to stare ahead at the screen after the video ended, without actually looking at any of the Human representatives. “Even if you were to give us all information you possess on the Cradle, and give us full access to every aspect of it, we could not guarantee that we would be able to take control of it in time to save your world.” Roth’Orsa said flatly. “There are no guaranteed outcomes in any choice we could make. Our best outcomes require trusting in the word of the being we discovered. There is no way to be sure of its honesty, but all evidence we have access to does…suggest truth in some of its claims. It made the claim that it influenced the development of life on our planet, which is…consistent with the accepted hypothesis of the Rahn’Saki prior to these events.”

Roth’Orsa’s last statement turned the heads of multiple Rothians across the room, including some of the ranking leadership. Vreta was both confused and surprised by what she seemed to be implying. The idea that Rothian life could have been intelligently designed had been a shock to him when the first evidence came to light weeks ago, but Roth seemed to be suggesting that the Rahn’Saki had been considering that possibility even beforehand. Not only did they consider it, but the idea was their [i]favored[/i] explanation. He had no idea what had caused them take on such ideas, but it was certainly not a commonly held belief among Rothians as a whole. 

Regardless, Roth’Orsa did not pause for so much as a moment to address her own people’s surprise. “We believe, with all data considered, that allowing the being to heal the Cradle is the most likely path to ending the crisis on your world. Were the situation less dire, we would recommend greater caution, but to delay risks losing the option of the being’s assistance. Is Outremer in agreement, overall?”