"Oh, the Fallen." Kinner sighs, the emojis over his head changing to 👾 ☠️. "The long and short of it is they're pirates from Blaze's universe. They're warlike, proud, and tradition-bound. Problem is that their traditions don't lend well to living alongside others. As far as I can tell, we didn't provoke them. They just showed up in the Nexus in the winter and decided they didn't like us. They started by attacking refugees, killing some of them and terrorizing others, later fighting Nexus forces at least three times. I think it's fair to say they started the fight. They had met Reynard North and considered him an ally."

More emojis as Kinner explains the Fallen further. 🏠❄️🏠🐺🗡️

"As far as Reynard goes, he didn't let them in and I don't think they were working for him, but he didn't stop them and helped them at least twice. In the convoy battle, Reynard did something to Azwel, one of our fighters, and turned him on us in the middle of the fight. He almost sabotaged the entire expedition and would've killed everyone, myself included, unless he had a sacrifice. He's also the one who blinded Captain Rogers, but he also helped one of my friends. He did more harm than good overall, though, I think."

While he acknowledges that Reynard helped Cricket, Kinner took Reynard's helping the Fallen a bit personally, since he'd thought they were friends before the winter, and he has his own issues with the winter spirit. Several emojis swirl around. 😠❄️