Part of the Crew, Part of the Ship

[SurnFei-DaVir]

(11-04-834AS) Sigma Border Worlds, Sigma-15 system

A Voidform. Veiled, silent in thought. They trailed the Wild fleet, not too far behind. Knowing that it would not die with the loss of its form, the Guardian had but one objective. Any pursuers would be disrupted and held back. Its thoughts were kept below the dim communing of the Enlightened, so as to not draw their focus. The Einbeck had been proven worthy to watch over and protect. So it remained with this purpose, hidden both from mind and from sight.

What had been witnessed in Thuringia had already been shared with the hive; the gathering, the battle, the subsequent retreat of most Light-guided forces. The Siris that now watched over them had also shared the final moments of the Kolleda in those visions. From afar, the pulse that erupted from its shell before it buckled.

It pondered the sense of… alienated connection to the device aboard the Rheinland vessel. It was aware of something of their origin that was used in the making of the weapon. The Mainshare could sense that presence, but not how it was manipulated to cause so much harm. Valhalla was surely lost, the echo of its destruction could be felt as the strange device’s blast wave hit. The Suhl nearby also would not remain dormant after such an event, but none of them had remained around to observe. There was too much danger. Time would be better spent protecting the remnants of the Enlightened forces.

The minds within the Voidform did not have an easy path ahead. The Siris had taken extensive damage from the conflict, and wouldn't be able to contain any threat for any extended period. Yet their purpose to watch over and guard these shells remained the most prominent of their purposes within the Sigmas. The gathering retreat would take time, and the efforts would need to be focused correctly so as to not fall short, or risk unnecessary losses.