He who defends watches them approach, they leave their weapons but they reached for them. Scouts maybe. I prepare myself. But they are not bringing weapons. I shall stay my weapons away as well. We are not a threat.

But I will defend us.

And they tie themselves to their hive, to pull themselves back. I relax, I reach around, the weapon is accessible but they will not reach it, even with thier larger bodies.

Their Net-stuff connection to their hive is a weakness. They are scouts. But I must make myself remember, the large ones are allies, they are with us.

He Who Defends Worries. He will probably need stupor after this interaction, these considerations are too high effort. He'll have to bring Crui back before he does so. But first...

He knows what to be thinking when the large ones visit so he reaches out to them as they approach.

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They approach the outsider. The edge dweller, the defender.

But he is defending something called the ship, he is not defending the hive. Inquiry, What is he here to accomplish?

This structure is where the outsiders rest, where their pods dwell, and where they rest in stupor. They are lost, for their hive lost healing, and they have left to join others, to find healing. To become whole again.

This structure is the ship. He defends those who where once like him. His role defends their pods in the ship. Some can become as the large ones as we are. Others must keep watch and remember where they came from.

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To find others like them, to find healing.

This is a complete thought it is a complete perspective. It is one that satisfies our fears. If we accept it it shall be easier for us.

He simply defends those who came with him. It is the role ascribed to his pod.

It is the role ascribed to him. It is who he is. But we cannot accept that. It is who he is, not who they are. As an individual he defends as a role he defends. Yet, we push our communication what is it to defend?

We flinch back at images and dangers. And the action he begins to take forefront in his mind. And while the others with me retreat to get weapons I hold the communication.

He will do what is needed to keep his ones separate. To return healing to defend them and not have them devoured by our hive-home, or infiltrated like others...

Do they not infiltrate...

He interrupts. They do not, the role of crui that develops the new path shall be given to not to the Hive-Home, but to the Edge-dwellers, An additional role out here. He shall defend those like him if needs be. But he shall not cause harm if none needs to be caused.

It is acceptable, I shall stop the others from getting weapons. Does crui agree with this?

It is what Crui is already doing. It is happening even if crui cannot see it. And we need return the memory we got from the Hive-home. We shall give some to you, but they shall not take what is ours.

The techniques to gather and produce with the Hive-net's shall be transferred to your ship, but an excess of memory shall go to us.

He shall have them process it as they travel, a task to occupy their minds a role to complete them. He who defends thanks the protector of roles.

I thank him, and we embrace to truly assure ourselves of the other's intent. And as the protector of roles, I return to my allies.