This is Thesa Station. A space station in orbit around the planet El Nysa.

[ he gives peter a moment to absorb that —but before he can ask further questions or possibly get excited about being in space (nightingale never quite knows, with peter, what will excite him and what will make him go on an angry rant of sorts. well, he knows with some things, certainly.), he continues: ]

I assume you dreamt of the Storm. It was real. Earth is gone and all that is left of it are those in the stasis pods, like you were until now.

[ he manages to keep his tone even and he looks at peter throughout. these are not good news and there is no way to soften the blow. ]