[Elias turns on his video feed to reply, since he thinks it's the polite thing to do when faced with a video message.

So, hello there, Lance.]

Assuming she is telling the truth, and assuming these directives are coming from the same source, it would mean that our two groups clashing here on this planet is, in some way, the outcome that it desired.

As for the outcome of that outcome, well. That, I am unsure of.