Ikora stresses the importance of continuing on, despite that the situation seems dire. There is much we don't understand still—what the Witness has done to the Traveler, or where the Witness has gone. The Ghosts have been clear: they no longer feel the Traveler's presence as they once did, though the Light still remains in them.
In Ikora's breath, there is the gravity of worry. Preliminary scans say no technology at our disposal can survive entry to the portal created in the Traveler. That rules out even Guardians. The conclusion after speaking with Osiris is that the Veil must somehow be key to this mystery, even if it's not yet clear how. The connection that was made, the properties for which the Witness required it—somewhere in these things is an answer. It only needs to be found.
Return to Neomuna. Aid our new allies there; learn what you can of the Veil and of Strand. Anything you find, no matter how small, may help turn the tide.