Back in their world, the pace didn't slow for Erend and the others.
For three more days, the project continued. Intensive and draining sessions run on tight schedules, as they move through lists of military personnel from different sectors.
Candidate after candidate came in, tested, evaluated, then either dismissed or provisionally advanced. The process was methodical and exhausting.
Despite the mental fatigue, Erend kept returning to the updates Eccar passed along from the Eternal Earth world. Every message and note about Arty's progress gave him a sliver of reassurance.
Apparently, she was improving fast. Under Sylmira's mentorship, Arty had begun to find her rhythm, her balance, even if only barely.
Erend didn't show it much but every time he heard Arty was safe and progressing, something in him eased.
