Haresha had Ninalet as a subordinate and clearly understood who Ninalet was and how afraid Ninalet was to take risks. This was the reason she was an outcast because she possessed no fire or desire to Conquer. Her fear of dying due to her mortal coils with her family made her a good and loyal subordinate until after the war when many Pioneers wanted to join Haresha's forces.
The more Haresha pleaded and begged the rest not to hand her over, the more suspicious it was. It's as if the value of this simple, weakened Pioneer was far more important than she made it out to be.
The armies of Haresha pushed forcibly and caused all the rest of the Presiders to back away. But no one retreated in case an opportunity may arise.
Cecilia was moving at full speed to retreat. But Haresha's armies quickly encircled and surrounded Cecilia.
WARP! WARP!
Portals opened, and ships appeared and completely blocked the escape path.