The Lord of Admirals nodded and turned to depart with his escort, with only the black-armored humanoid lingering for a moment to examine Chekov through their visor before following suit.

It would take a few moments to do so, but before long Quintus Tessarian would return to his flagship, settling into his command throne to direct his fleet towards their original destination.  He narrowed his eyes at the sight of the Stoinian fleet for a moment, as if to try and gauge their motives from afar once more before nodding to the helm officers.

Before long, the void in front of the Drakari fleet began to crackle and sink inwards before a portal opened, the light within shifting and swirling violently before each ship moved inside until at last it closed, leaving no evidence that it existed save for a brief ripple in space that faded in moments.