"The Guardian Corps isn't going to stand for this, you need to give it back to them."
"No."
"You— I need to report this to the Elders, Riley Ross."
"You do what you must, Princess Vera."
"...Can you let me go now?"
"Okay."
Riley and the others were no longer in the hangar bay and were instead in one of the many vast and empty fields inside the ship. As Silvie said, the evaniel's holding cell was no longer… usable. And so, princess Vera just decided to hold both Riley and Silvie in one of the indoor fields.
But of course, Vera attempted to snatch the Guardian Force from Riley— which she almost succeeded in doing so, but alas… the moment she had the stone in her hands, she felt herself unable to move.