Within the confines of his mind, Vreta was quick to react. [i]”Rhia, use every sensor you can access to scan the area. Explosives, biological agents, hidden people with knives, anything he could attack with, I want to know about. And if he’s using a hologram, then he has to have access to some local network. See if you can trace it back to its source.”[/i]

[i]”Already on it, though you might need to buy me time. See if you can stall him.”[/i] She answered. Outwardly, Vreta regarded the man with what seemed to be curiosity. He did not show much in the way of surprise when the soldiers’ shots struck nothing but air. Even without Rhia marking his form as a hologram on his HUD, it would have been suicidal to simply walk up to them. If his goal was merely to cause damage, then the attack would have come without this kind of warning to tip them off. If nothing else, he cared for theatrics, which was something Vreta could use. 

“Hmm, I suppose I’m not too well-versed in the ways of your guild. The internal political conflicts of other states are not something my people involve themselves in. Usually other nations [i]prefer[/i] that we stay out of it, and we do not mind respecting their wishes.” Vreta replied. He was curious about the fact that the man had identified him, though his public identity was no secret. “The Rothian people have no quarrel with your organization, unless you make attacks against us. What we are doing here benefits you as much as it does everyone else on this planet. Did you come here to interfere, or do you have something to say?”