Hana's eyes slowly read the system quest again, thoroughly dissecting the objective.
> [Objective: Investigate the Crimson Court and determine the validity of the Ancestral Claim. Figure out what your Mate Raiden's position is and expand your influence there.]
Expand your influence. The phrasing was precise, cold, and heavy. It meant she couldn't just settle this dispute from the comfort of her fortified den; she was going to have to physically travel to the Crimson Court's territory.
She had to go with Raiden directly into the mouth of whatever viper's nest he had never even visited before.
But leaving New Eden right now was a massive, uncalculated logistical risk. The structural foundation for the Health Sector was barely set, the cowering Fox Tribe slaves still required intense physical supervision from the boars to prevent a labor strike, and the drones needed constant terminal oversight.
If she walked away now, she was leaving behind a half-finished garrison.
