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said conciliatorily. “ While their involvement may have been necessary to reign in the rogue,
waking up others is a folly that we cannot be part of .”
    “ If you are so
certain that they will not awaken this Hamoriti if it means killing you in the
process, you who attacked and destroyed many of their ships, who are in a de
facto state of war with them, what is it that you fear them doing with the
Hamoriti? If they will not use them against you, then who? ”
    The Trinx was hesitant to answer, suddenly caught by
the logic thread. “ They have the ability
to destroy us. We do not think they will, but it is a gamble we are willing to
take with our own lives. Are you willing to risk the galaxy on that same
assumption? ”
    “ Yes. ”
    “ For what
possible logic? ”
    “ The simple fact
that since they have gotten involved the situation has improved .”
    “ The rogue is
temporarily contained, that is true, but the potential disaster is far higher
now .”
    “ All it will
take to destroy the galaxy is one unchecked Hamoriti. One was woken before Star
Force intervened. If they are not lying, and we do not assume they are, they
cannot sedate the Hamoriti by any means different than what the Ancients used.
If the Hamoriti comes under attack it will defend itself, meaning that a battle
will have to be fought to sedate them. Even the original Chixzon did not have
full control over them. Orders can be given, but an order to surrender itself
will not take. The rogue cannot be captured again through lesser means, and if
all it takes is one to doom us all, better to have them all in a single,
defensible location than scattered across the galaxy .”
    “ One is enough
to doom us, but more than one will expedite the destruction. Given time we will
be able to attain the technology level of the Ancients, then we will be able to
contain waking Hamoriti .”
    Pattrel was silent for a long moment, then looked at
the Trinx skeptically. “ What progress
have you made? ”
    “ We continue to
study the Ancient shell and learn from the Oracle. The depths of its
programming are massive, and when we prove to it that we have attained certain
technology it releases more information .”
    “ I was told that
the Oracles did not know how the Ancients achieved delivery of the sedative to
the waking Hamoriti .”
    “ Whether or not
that information is contained within the databanks is uncertain. Perhaps it
simply requires unlocking because the task is too great for a lesser race to
attempt. Even if it is not, when we attain a similar tech level to the Ancients
we will be able to divine a method, whether it be the original or a new one of
our own making. We will gain the ability to capture Hamoriti .”
    “ Then do so as a
backup to Star Force’s Preserve .”
    “ We require this
one to study in its slumber .”
    “ Better yet to
study one when it is awake. We have gained far more data from the Preserve
observatories than we have gotten from the Shells. The Hamoriti, when active,
are quite different .”
    “ You are only
allowed the data Star Force gives you. Once again you are entrusting everything
to them. Rigall will remain here and we will continue
to learn and advance .”
    “ That will not happen
given the current temperaments of those you betrayed .”
    “ We are building
additional defenses. The longer they delay to strike us the stronger we get.
And as I’ve said, our prior defenses here were considerable to begin with .”

 
    2 months later…

 
    Pattrel walked into the grand council chamber on the
Sety capitol, then switched back into its wispy form to float down a series of
stairs before coalescing itself again in front of the representatives of what
had been come to be known as The Seven, though none of them would claim that
title in the Yisv’s presence, disrespectful as it
was, though it was now true that Pattrel’s race was
incapable of assisting with the protection of the Preserve where the Hamoriti
were present.