After refuelling, Jinto and Lafiel leave the station and enter the sord.  Before they can make it to the sord near Sufugnoff, Lafiel has to perform some fancy maneuvers in order avoid the United Mankind's mines.  When they arrive, they send their report but are refused entry to the space port since Sufugnoff is under attack.  With little fuel, Lafiel is planning on joining the fight until Jinto convinces her that landing might be a better option.  Meanwhile, a deligation of the four nations meets with the Abh.  They offer to work together to discover the meaning of the conflict with the Gosroth but, the Abh leader refuses telling them that she had expected better lies from them.  They say that there may be no other option than war in that case.  With this, the Abh ruler says, then war it is.  The deligates look shocked as they are told this and that their diplomatic licenses with be revoked within 24 hours.