While many people celebrated the return of Bridgehead One, the RA and RF largely reacted in dismay after hearing about the defection of almost all of the personnel stationed in the star system.
The only ones who held true to their oaths after half a century of isolation were the expert pilots and ace pilots loyal to the Red Association and a handful of other states.
Their continued refusal to the Polymath's tempting offers once again exemplified the virtues of high-ranking mech pilots.
Of course, the self-crowned Cybernetic may have been able to convert a handful of them to her cause if she tried hard enough.
The fact that she did not do so was probably out of respect for these human heroes. She may have become a Star Designer whose work encompassed many different industries, but she could never forget her roots as a mech designer.
