William lowered his hand as soon as she mentioned it, half smirking at her comment. The prospect of being rearmed and allowed to return was almost too good to be true. These beings were extremely generous even to a stranger like himself. They also seemed to have a plan set out for the Demons should they attack, which given the chance they certainly would. 

"Thank you," He accepted the watched, smiling as he examined it before looking back up at her. "I will think about what I'm going to do." Dumont parted ways once she left, heading towards the hangar his ship seemed to be in. Once there he placed a hand on it's metal, peering inside to see the equipment within. Slowly his fingers traced over the UNSC logo. Before he had held so much pride in that symbol. Now all he could thing of were his friends in danger. 

It was then he realised he couldn't return because of ONI.

Climbing onto the ship and into the cockpit, he stared at the destination already typed in for him; 'Earth'. After looking at it for a few moments he swiped it away, instead readying the ship to follow the Nypherians to their next mission.

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