Vreta could not exactly bring himself to sleep, especially with the headache he had. Though, he did take some time to at least let himself relax while Rhia got to work medicating him. She was able to do a reasonably good job of soothing his headache, as well as calming his nerves to some extent. Although, there was no medication that could help with stress for Rhia herself. Software-based solutions did exist that could assist AI with mental stress, but Rhia wanted to make sure her mind was clear and focused for whatever might be ahead. 

Outwardly, Vreta found a place to sit down and rest for a few hours, though he, Rhia, and Rareth communicated privately about everything that had transpired. With the exception of some events at the very end, they all had Vreta’s recording to review. Of particular concern to them was the attack by Human assailants that ambushed their convoy. They were well-armed, and clearly had their own harnesses, under their own control, with which to enter the Cradle. They also had access to technology which could manipulate the simulation itself, which supposedly should have been out of reach to those the Outremer government did not trust. This was not a terrorist attack by Skinner radicals. For the attack to have happened implied a great deal more division or corruption among the Outremer government than even the Rothians had suspected. 

Rareth joined the Facilitator as soon as he grabbed her attention. “Understood.” She replied simply. Without hesitation, she sent a quick message to Nirann to give Void Company their orders to evacuate. Though, she certainly still had more to say to the Facilitator. ”Very well. I do approve of moving the science team somewhere more secure.” She said, speaking to him quietly. “But I will just say it plain, I want Rothian security on-site as well. Forget protocol, forget pride, forget ‘optics’, we need to keep our people safe. There have been two terrorist attacks, and an ambush by [i]Human[/i] assailants within the last few hours. They had builder tech, for Eternity’s sake; the factions that oppose us have infiltrated to the very core of your government. Maybe you trust your own people, but unless you’re planning on depriving your Vault of a substantial number of security personnel,  you and I both know you are going to need more manpower, and Rothian forces are the only ones we know have not been compromised.”