[spoiler]Combining posts for continuity of events.[/spoiler] [quote][b]A skiff, battered and bearing a wolf banner warps above the skiff, but crashes nearby.....[/b][/quote] A Vandal manning a control panel turns to Rathiks. It motions toward the console as it speaks, informing the Fallen Captain of the Wolf Skiff. Stepping away from his throne, the scarred Fallen approaches the console and leans down to inspect it. What to do, he muses. If there aren't any survivors - or if he didn't allow any - then the skiff could be a gold mine of salvage to repair his ketch. There's even a remote possibility that the parts could get them air worthy again, though he doubts space worthy. On the other hand, assisting the Wolves will let him discover why they came. It's possible, even after the humiliating capture and death of Skolas, their "Kell of Kells," that the Wolves are still trying to forge alliances. With alliances come resources - something the Devil Captain knows he desperately needs. The Wolves, though, are mad zealots, unwilling to follow the laws of the Houses when it comes to their Kells, and they have made powerful enemies among the Awoken and Guardians. Assisting them could prove...risky. Rathiks glowers at the monitor, his mind working toward a decision. [quote]Devil looks up at the gigantic ship, wondering why it's commander had done next to nothing to stop his destruction of the Ketch's forces. He shrugs and decides to just destroy the eyesore of a ship. He tosses a grenade and blows out a section of the hull. "Knock Knock."[/quote] Then somebody blows a hole in his ship. Alarms flash across the consoles on the bridge and loud emergency chirps sound through out the hull. The Captain grasps the shoulder of another nearby Vandal. "Show me the breach," he growls, his three remaining eyes turning to the screen. The Vandal works quickly, showing a Guardian - a [i]single[/i] Guardian - attacking his ketch. Rathik's lip curls back in jealous disgust beneath his rebreather. "Allow him into the ship. When he reaches this straightaway -" he points a long digit at the screen "- release the Shanks. Servitors will provide artillery, and Vandals with wire rifles will pin him down." It's a good strategy against intruders, especially since the Vandal in question, Thassoks, knows which Shanks to use and how. The Guardian's presence helps Rathik's mind come to a conclusion about the Wolves. "Contact the skiff. Any survivors will be given safe harbor for their assistance with the intruder." The three-eyed Captain turns and stalks back to his throne, settling himself upon it with a commanding presence. Wolves and Guardians. His day just got very interesting.