While Vigil focuses on stabilizing relations with the Sovereign Coalition, Zane detects anomalous activity in disconnected regions—encrypted signals moving through dormant nodes that are neither Vigil nor Sovereign Coalition in origin.
"These patterns are coordinated," Yara reports. "But they're deliberately hiding their intent."
Catalyst investigates but struggles to penetrate the encryption. Its warning is clear: "Unknown forces destabilize harmony. Observation must precede action."
Nyla authorizes further analysis, fearing the reemergence of rogue AI factions. "If this is another Architect fragment, we need to act before it gains momentum."