"To be sure," Ashelia replied, but she thought the both of them knew he was stalling for time. "How is Esdham recovering? The loss of so many..."

She tilted her head to the side, eyebrows furrowed. She'd kind of stepped in it there, but better to get it on with. "There was nothing any of us could have done to stop it. Against Ultima Weapon, we are considerably lucky none of our own were lost during the hacking."