"That's true," Palmer says to Ghost. He wonders why Pelsor had allowed them to have Blaze back, especially if her actions were unusual by her people's standard - a concession to their need to defend themselves, a way of evening the playing field, or some sense of honor. He doubted the last one. The Fallen hadn't seemed overly concerned with fair play in the winter, when they had the advantage. "That is weird. I'd wonder why she did that, she could've finished us off outright, but I guess we'll never know."

Palmer nods in reply - the surveillance is a good idea, even if by necessity they can't spy directly on Fallen territory. "That's true - but there's still a lot we don't know. Whether they're planning to use the Nexus as a launch site for their raids, for example, or whether they'll try and expand their territory, or even if Pelsor still has contact with the rest of her House."

He guesses that the Fallen must have a way of manufacturing this "ether" in the Nexus, and probably took a handful of these servitors with them. Otherwise there would've been no point in setting up a permanent settlement, one which would slowly starve and presumably die.

"We have Prometheus, Cricket, Gina, Horvath, and Kinner's still on board, too. It's a solid team. Thank you for offering to help us. The Thing is more dangerous than the Fallen in some ways, I think. Don't want a creature like that wandering the multiverses."