“Thank you all for coming.”

“I wanted to take a moment to thank you for all you have done, every one of you.”

“Lyla, for helping to create a planet which one day be somewhere safe and prosperous, and for helping us manage our stress, even through something as simple as a geranium plant.”

“Agnostino for liaising with the Tel and helping to keep our alliance together. For helping us in this last month ensure that no sabotages occur.”

“Lorelei, for helping me retrieve my memory. For making me fully myself again before this illness claims me entirely.”

“Asher, for working with us. Without your help, we would have lost so many more in the riots and I am sorry for what has happened to your colleagues.”

“Harper, for your incredible work in spreading our message, for your work on our collars, and your work during the riots. Thank you.”

“Imogen, for leading in my absence, for coordinating our fighters during the riots, for helping put our message together, and for keeping me sane here.”

“And finally, Alethea. Without you, the riots would never have stopped. We would still be at war with each other. Without you the supply ship would have left us here and we would have no hope for a cure. You have done so much for us and you should be proud of that.”

“I'd also like to take this opportunity to welcome some less familiar faces. I hope Adrian Kilworth, you'll find a place with us.”

“Finally, I want to take a moment to remember the fallen.”

“Jeremiah Waters, whose good intentions if not execution should be remembered.”

“Jan Beno, who helped us decoded the black box.”

“Charles Richards, who fell this month, stalling Andras for as long as he could to protect others.”

“Sho Nust who was always a friend and ally to us.”

“And James Anderson, Scuzz, who gave us a little hope and setting up a network of radios that have saved lives and that coordinated us during the riots. I hope in his honour, this peace between our disparate beliefs on this planet, lasts.”

“I do not know what awaits us out there, or how this planet may progress for those of us that stay behind, but I know that what we have done here will matter. It must. We - you - should be proud. And it is my privilege to have known each of you.”