"Yes," Aurelian confirmed.
"That's valuable. Are they charging for access?"
"We haven't confirmed that yet."
Dalia studied the old shipping corridors for a moment. "If those routes are reliable, independent crews will want to use them. Some of the outer wreck fields are difficult to reach without accurate navigation data."
Oren looked considerably more concerned. "And if the trust controls the access codes, it could decide which companies receive that information."
"Exactly," Aurelian replied. "But we still don't know what conditions they're placing on access."
Fortunately, neither of them suggested attacking Dunmere.
Instead, Dalia asked whether the Outer Recovery Cooperative could send a representative to request commercial access.
Aurelian considered the proposal, then shook his head. "Not until we've finished observing the station. I don't want anyone walking into a dispute we haven't understood yet."
Dalia looked disappointed but accepted his reasoning.
