Rudith had the closest view of the queen ant's gory demise, and she felt for herself the power contained within that explosion. If the queen hadn't taken the full force of the blast, even Rudith would have been sent back to the Federation the instant the shock wave hit her. Thankfully, the beast's armour managed to tank most of that which saved not only her from being toast, but Rohan and Elane too.
But knowing this, Rudith was confused why he didn't simply pull the same thing against the last remaining E rank.
Rohan's reply came immediately, as they had already wasted enough time and the beast looked about ready enough to pounce.
"That was my final trump card! It was a one time thing — I can't do something like that a second time."
Even though she felt clear distrust in his words, Rudith had no choice but to go along with it.
Though she did partly believe his words, even if he did conceal some things.
