The Forerunner didn’t say anything for a long time. It didn’t move to help her remove the IV. “That will not be necessary, Melody. You will not be evacuated—your assignment is too important to suspend regardless of the danger. I am sorry this places your segment at risk, but you did consent to risk when you joined the Pioneering Society. Given my choices of useful segments were you and Lei, it was logical to choose the one with a redundant skillset. Not only that, but Lei has an identifier mark, and you do not.”