Hlei understands. If there is no healing within the hive, they will have to look outside of it.

Stillness comes from where their tendrils meet.

Bim can not let this be. Fear of thoughts within the hive, and now they shall try and absorb knowledge from the enemy? As if this would not cause corruption?

No, Rmre'kri responds, they fear that Hlei will be killed or destroyed, that she who sleeps will be lost, or bring about change the hive cannot handle without healing. That is the fear, but there is some hope, They Who Remember War have provided her with shards holding permission to use thoughts gotten from the dead and the enemy to return healing to the hive. For they have laid the command that brought Wur low. And enough have died trying to retrieve the shards from the healers.

But why would they trust Her?

The shards were not provided to her directly, but they were passed from others fearing the responsibility. It shall cover the knowledge of Hlei.

Hlei, responds, They shall cover my knowledge when I return. For I shall pass what I know, what I have learned to others. But I shall become She Who Heals. And the hive needs it.

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If they are to leave the hive, they must gather others that they trust, they need some sort of covering, some moving overpod to cover large distances and to bring knowledge back. They need some who can understand the thoughts of others, or speak in the thoughts of the young. It is not something they can just do.

And, bim adds. They need other voices of the hive, to see if it is something that should be done. What of stealing healing from enemies. There are options and paths still available. They should take their time with this.

So they shall all learn to suspend themselves, so all who are safe to discuss this can discuss this at once. So that Ur-Im, somehow keep time. And others not in these memories can participate with this.

But Rrmre'kri warns. There is not much time, they shall see what needs to be prepared, and they shall contact those who they can trust to stay in stupor and to leave reminders to suspend stupor upon waking. They need wealth for this construct. And it shall be done. But she needs to return to stupor.

And Bim, has a package from Ur-Im to he who sees.

And Zur, sees a role that can be sufficient for Zur. She who prevent harm. Or He Who Prevent harm. The culmination of the knowledge at hand. It is needed for the hive. And, Zur no longer knows if Zur can properly provide names. For efficiency until there is healing.

So that shall be done, with the shards and the efforts of She Who Duplicates Memories.

And She Who Remembers goes to stupor.