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We assume that Gravemind lay at the bottom of the Library on Delta Halo. I happen to believe there is a connection from the Library to the Lake Temple where you kill Regret. Notice the scope of the lakes when you play the next level.
This lake couldn't have been caused by volcanic action, it must have been formed from some other cataclysmic event.
I believe that Gravemind has the ability to teleport the entire time, although it would serve no purpose to teleport elsewhere on Delta Halo. He needed to the index to stop the next firing, why not be at the library, under if not better. You notice in the cutscene when Miranda Keye's reaches for the Index, she is holding onto a Gravemind tentacle, which seems sturdy, but, as soon as she grabs the Index it starts to slip down the same hole we know Arbiter fell down, meaning that he would have had Miranda and the Index.
For some reason, I do not believe that Gravemind has complete controll over the Flood. I believe he has heavy influence over them like the leader of a Swarm, however, I do not believe that he has controll over each indavidual Flood Form. When he sends Cheif and the Arbiter to find the Index, you notice that the Flood only show up on High Charity, when Truth is ready to give Tartarus the Index and let him go to the Control Room, is when the Flood arrive. Moments later, a small swarm of Flood Infection Forms attempt to attack Truth, Mercy and Tartarus failing. It is only after Tartarus escapes that the Flood burst from In Amber Clads wreckage, and the Flood begin to attack the Cheif.
However, the Flood never assualt the Control Room, and they never attack the Arbiter. This is another reason why I believe the Gravemind does not hold complete control over the Flood. It is obvious that the attacking the controll room with mass amounts of Flood, wouldn't serve his purpose. Yes he would stop the the Index from unifying with the Core, but he would lose his ability to escape Delta Halo. Without hosts for the Combat and Carrier forms, he would have no way to get off the planet in force. There would be no Pilot forms for the ships. After the bodies of the current Flood decay completely the Flood is again stuck on Halo till more creatures arrive. Also, I believe that the Flood would not be able to deliver the Index back to Gravemind, they would not have the intelligence required for that. They would have to infect a host who already had it on them to even have a chance.
I find this meeting odd as well.
Cortana: What, is that?
Gravemind: I, I am a monument to all your sins.
Cheif: Relax, I would rather not piss this thing off.
Arbiter: Demon?!
Gravemind: Your prophets have promissed you salvation from a doomed existance, but you will find no salvation on this ring.
Arbiter: Kill me or release me, parasite. But do not waste my time with talk.
Gravemind: There is much talk, and I have listened through rock and metal and time. Now it is I who will talk and you who will listen.
Prophet of Regret: I am the Prophet of Regret, Council of Most High, Heirarch of the Covenant.
2401 PT: And I am the Moniture of Instllation 05. I am 2401 Penitent Tangent. A reclaimer, here?! Quickly we must activate this instillation if we are to control this outbrake!
Prophet of Regret: Stop! Nothing can be done untill my sermun is complete!
2401 PT: Not true. This instillation has a successful utilization record of 1.3 trillion simulated and 1 actual. It is ready to fire, on demand.
Prophet of Regret: Of all the objects our Lords left behind there are none as worthless as these Oracles. They know nothing of the Great Journey!
2401 PT: And you know nothing of containment, you have shown total disregard for even the most basic protocols.
Gravemind: This ones "containment" [growl], and this ones "Great Journey" are the same. Do not mistake their intent, or all will perish as they did before.
MC: This thing is right, Halo is a weapon. Your prophets are making a big mistake.
Arbiter: Your ignorance already destroyed one of the sacred rings. It shall not harm another!
Gravemind: If you will not see the truth, then I will show it to you. There is still time to stop the key from turning, you will search one likely spot and you will search another. Fate had us meet as foes, but this ring will make us brothers!
Why did he have 2401 PT and the Prophet of Regret speak, why not explain it himself?