"Maybe." All it takes is for the World Eater to find that there are people in the station, he figures, and then they could end up tearing each other apart from within even if it has trouble getting inside. He remembers well enough being in the room with the small one, and heard stories from those who were unknowingly directly beneath it in Soldat's group in their first trip down there. Would a fully-grown one have the same range of effect? Who knows, but the thought is too horrifying to dwell on.

"You're right, though. All of them should be down there, and they need to be ready to use the portal to escape if they have to. At some point they can't wait for us. We should make sure they're ready for that."