Forerunner ignored Ocellus’s fear, pulling over a chair across from them. But his eyes were only on Photuris. “I would need to commit serious resources to getting you aboard. The effort might involve the loss of conflicts and personnel. I require more information about your intentions for the terraforming vessel. You are part of its maintenance system—if someone tried to impersonate one of my drones, I would discover it immediately and destroy it. Why will that vessel not do likewise?”