"Thank you, Colonel," Xeth says. "You're a gentleman and a scholar! I am not fit for combat at this time, but my companions will seek out the BV-50 as soon as you pick it up..."
Xeth would like to arrange for himself to stay with the Colonel, since he is our link into the Alurian military right now. Or at least the Selenian one.
Also... would it be possible for Xeth to get in contact with Gralus?
Heck, you know what Gralus is like! Never easy. From what Sean and Wentar say, he was pretty typical in his method of contacting them too. if he starts receiving signals from the middle of nowhere he'll think it is a trap.
Two minutea after the Colonel leaves to go check that out, you hear a great deal of consternation from the war room, and sense grealty increased fear.