I was supposed to reply to you earlier but other (and older) responsibilities had to be taken care of first. For that, I apologize.
In fact, a few days ago I encountered NO-Leviathan which had a close encounter with the alien race. On top of that the liner was carrying more than three thousand tourists so I had to act quickly and disable the lane right after your ship used it, and leave me with the nomad behind. I thought he would send me a comm afterwards, perhaps inquire about my wellbeing or express his gratidute but nothing arrived so far. A shame, really.
Bering was a mess. We are still sending medical shipments to both parties but we're not involved in diplomatic talks any longer. Our Professors tried but Corin Frei had different ideas, unfortunately.
There is another major issue, however. The Natio Octavarium has acted against the Lane Hackers and the Professorship is enraged, to put it mildly. I think you should expect a message after a high level meeting with the Colonials is concluded. Not from me, I do not have the clearances.
And finally, Malta. Lots of things going on there, and I would like to discuss them with you. You are much closer to Alpha than we are so you probably have an even better perspective about this whole thing. As I expect this would be a lengthy conversation, I will accept your request for a joint cardamine ride with one of your transports. We can discuss the situation over the group comms.