 The five castaways discuss matters, and decide that their guilt in instigating this little rebellion, kickstarting the modernization of Pardal, and also gaining access they need to the quarantine system's main computer could all be accomplished by supporting the rebellion with their leadership and knowledge of how to revolutionize Pardalian warfare.The initial Guard expedition is repulsed and scattered by a miracle accomplished through Imperial technology (see "Clarke's Third Law").This victory attracts even more recruits to their cause, such as a good proportion of the now-unarmed Guard force they defeated.