The Nine's emissary and the conversation about what the Guardian is becoming — the entities at the edge of the Destiny universe observing the Guardians with the specific interest of something that has not decided yet whether they are a threat or an asset. Not kneeling is the Guardian's consistent posture toward cosmic authority: the Traveler, the Nine, the Witness — none of them receive the submission their scale seems to demand. The hunting is what the Guardian does instead.