The two recovered ships needed far more than a quick patch job.
They had been lying inside that graveyard for too long, exposed to age, pressure shifts, corrosion, and whatever strange effects that folded space had left behind over the years.
Even the parts that looked fine on the surface had to be checked properly, because Aurelian had no interest in dragging hidden faults into the middle of a future battle.
So when the family's engineers gave him the estimate, he did not argue.
The supply ship would need three days to be fully restored.
The carrier would need seven.
That was with the repair docks running at full speed.
Aurelian listened, thought about it for a moment, then nodded.
"Do it properly," he said. "I don't want either ship leaving the dock with hidden problems just because we tried to save time."
That settled it.
The family teams started the overhaul immediately, inside and out.
Hull plating was stripped and reinforced.
Internal lines were replaced.
