They weren’t sure what to do next and were more than aware that there might not be anything to do next. The day of the Kemetic Solutions rescue, the Storm had broadcast a cryptic warning to the Mountaineers in Aether’s transmission:
The Storm:The dance has begun. We, the churning storm descend once more. As always, the Gates have moved to protect the worthless lives of their naive little mountain climbers. Ever lost, ever misinformed, reaching for a peak that you will never find. They care for you as they have never cared for previous manipulated acolytes. And in doing, they've made themselves vulnerable. They’ve stretched their meager power too thin. Soon, what little power the Council still possesses will fade and they will disappear back into the Fray. Then one by one we will come for
