Kaotis was slightly taken aback by the hostility displayed by Artemis, had there really been such a miscalculation as to allow such a thing to happen to her? He had trouble reading her, which surprised him, as he was quite skilled at reading faces due to such being an important skill for a performer. "Miss, from what I'm hearing from you, there seems to have been a grievous mistake. I'm sure our benefactors would never have allowed you to live through such horror had they known it would happen."<br/><br/>It was clear Artemis was in no mood for light-hearted banter, perhaps a more melancholic tone was called for. " Alas, I think we can rage all we want about that which was lost to the passage of time. But I hope I can appeal to your common sense in knowing that raging now will not change any of that." Kaotis decided to add on a bit of philosophizing. "Change is an eternal constant, but only one that moves ever onward." Kaotis hoped this would subdue Artemis's seething anger somewhat.<br/><br/>He continued, "But now that we are here, there is still an oppurtunity to do something. The past isn't gonna come back, but we can ensure for ourselves that there will be a future. It will never be the same as before, but it's better than simply sitting ourselves down and giving up." Kaotis picked himself up. If the lady was going to argue with him anymore, it would have to be as they moved. "I'm going over to central command, and I hope you will join me there shortly."