Lurking invisibly at the rear of the room, Arkhah's crest bristles when the Tau leader is identified as a member of the Ethereal caste. While he lacked sufficient experience with the Tau to confirm this - his previous employments had dealt with Fire Caste commanders - to allow an Ethereal participation in a clandestine endeavour such as this one was unheard of. The Tau treasured their leaders and guarded them ferociously...he could not begin to imagine what would prompt them to send one here with only a pair of bodyguards, instead of an entire fleet.