"So we can intercept their communications at some point? That's good. Will your team be letting us know anything you find out?" Palmer likes that idea, especially if they can do it in such a way that Pelsor won't catch on. But he's no spy, so he can't offer his help. "Speaking for myself, I'll leave it to your team to handle them, now they're not an immediate threat to the rest of us.

"But the Thing is a very different kind of enemy than the Fallen. It doesn't have their numbers, yet, but it's not interested in land or plunder." Palmer knows most of the people involved to varying degrees, especially Cricket and Kinner, though he's met all of them.

He considers Blaze's suggestion, then nods. "You're right. I'll send out a message soon for a proper meeting in a while. We'll need a good plan and a cover story, maybe especially since everyone in my team will be jumpy and on edge."