For the most part, both the Human and Rothian teams worked as much as they could with the resources they had available to them. There was no shortage of data for them to sort through, but they lacked a proper lab setup at the moment. Still, with such a high concentration of brilliant scientists in one space, they were able to come up with solutions to stay productive. Nirann donated some of his processing power to running analysis or simulations when needed. Within Vreta’s mind, he had Rhia sort through every bit of data storage he had to search for any information the Navigator might have left behind for him. 

Through communication with Rareth, Vreta was kept up-to-date on her negotiations with the new Outremer administration, though he was not yet privy to how the Rahn’Saki was responding back home. He did expect that they were making their own plans and arranging contingencies for actions that Outremer might take. As obscure as the Rahn’Saki’s motivations were, he had never known them to face a situation unprepared. In the meantime, while Rareth herself was generally dealing with negotiations in person, she had sent Void Company to the arcology to serve as the Rothian contribution to their security. Having a team of Rothian supersoldiers on-hand was a comfort, at least. 

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Freyr was not alone out in the garden, even aside from the guards that were always present in seemingly every part of the building. Marae’Ano had decided to take a walk outside as well. Ever since they had gained access to the garden, it had been a popular spot for the Rothian team members. They tended to enjoy the heat, and Marae did not seem to be agitated by the rain in the slightest. She did not even bother with keeping overhead cover, instead allowing the rain to simply slide from her waterproof scales. As long as the water was warm, it was actually a reasonably pleasant feeling. 

The rain did serve to somewhat muffle Marae’s footsteps as she approached behind Freyr. “Hello, Dr. Lang. Do you mind if I join you?” She asked, though her eyes were soon drawn to the picture she was holding. “Is that your family?”