There's movement in the crowd. If it's more ex-commander sympathizers pleading his case, I was about to say we don't have time for it and should focus. (Not that I think it will be easy to track down wherever they may be now if they have left the disturbing planet with floating heads, but I'm sick of hearing people defend him). Instead, I see it's Aellius and keep my mouth shut in curiosity.
I tilt my head and watch him move to confront Hypnos when he asks what of the scientist.
It did indeed seem disturbing.
I passed Hypno's blame onto the Ex-Commander because he had ordered it and given of what I know of now, how he could so easily slaughter our sister, I wonder if Hypnos had no choice in the matter... But it's probably not so extreme... Loath I am to want to admit it. Was he just of following protocol? As a scientist to his Commander? Did he just blindly follow orders and care not for the fact it would be used on our Sister and Queen?? The Queen should have been of higher standing... Her orders and safety of top priority, not the Commanders! But I guess so much of our family acted as if she was just a figure head, and our brother was the true one in charge. THAT, is where we went wrong. If we were to stay to the old ways the Queen should have been true. Whether or not she would never gain the need to feed. Though true her age and youth may have been another concern... And now we'll never know what kind of Queen she may have had a chance to become...
Regardless, these facts matter not. The point still stands. Hypnos choose to ally a brother to kill a Queen!
I listen to Aellius and contemplate what he speaks of biding time and the escape. I feel the burning in my emotions spark once more.
I move to stand next to behind him in support, incase our brothers scoff him for speaking out of a scientist. I look to our brothers and voice what we all may be thinking, or more what we 'should' be thinking but are too confused with everything. Aellius has the right idea.
"He didn't warn anyone! Our siblings could have been here, with us, right now!" I look to Hypnos. "We might not be having to 'rescue' anyone if he had."
"And it's true, that there's no way to know for certain, one way or another, what our brothers would have done. But he gave them no option since he said nothing to them."
I truly wonder what they would have chosen. Maybe they would have stayed as well regardless. I mean they didn't come at the ex-commander's call. Maybe that's a sign they also know he could not be trusted and how horrid he was for what he had done... Poor Caelus... And I wonder what Marcellus would do if he were to see him again... He is fond of his ...weapons...
I frown unsure if I should speak more but one last thought burns in the back of my mind from Aellius' implication. I wonder if that's what he was implying as well.
"Maybe even our sister could have been saved." I say with sad realization.
But it seems that he truly cared not to make it curable in the memories. But-
"We are in the far future... Who knows what science advancements they could have had, given how strange and advanced this galaxy has become since our hibernation."
It makes Hypnos look arrogant and too prideful to think his work must be impossible even when so much time and advancement in biological sciences seems so far ahead of us now. Michael was sick and twisted but he was a genius after all.
I look to Aellius, both because he pointed it out while I was rage blinded, and brought on this next trial. And also, because I refuse to look to Claudius since it seems obvious what his response will likely be. Besides he has already stated he does not wish to be in command, so I don't seek his view point.
I do not know personally what judgement Aellius has in mind. I can't look at Hypnos anymore. I feel sick, at what has been brought to my attention.
I do not know if he would survive exile... With no soldier or drones to guard him. And I do not wish to think about it.
I'm sure Michael will be equally furious with him as he is with the Ex-Commander... I... Cannot see exile working out for him one or another... And if it's prison... Or... Some other form of punishment... He... He 'made' the bioweapon for our poor sister... I... I don't know... I can't forget that either...
Should I not be as angry at him as I am at the ex-commander?...
I try to hold on to the facts and how he made no attempt to make the situation better. That keeps my resolve from slipping back and blaming the Ex-Commander. Some things are not all his fault alone.