Nihlus is at the citadel and he is returning from his meeting with the council to give the report of his last investigation. He yawns with fatigue by walking among the people present at the citadel and the members of the SSC. He knows well that a traffic of illegal goods is made at the citadel but he he decided not to investigate despite his spectre position. He continued to walk around observing the artificial lake of the citadel:

"It is clearly not here that I want to spend my holidays !"