Some of the mechs Aurelian had on hand still had pilot capacity, so Caelan's people could use them even if they were not fully used to that level of hardware yet.
It would not be elegant, but it would be enough. Most of the units also had autonomous fallback modes anyway, which meant even a clumsy pilot would not die easily just because they were unfamiliar with the controls, the systems correcting where needed.
Once the first planetary waves had launched, Aurelian issued the next full set of orders, not rushing but not delaying either.
"Astra stays in high orbit and oversees surface surveillance, rescue coordination, and ground suppression. Astercourt remains with her and begins station and orbital administration as soon as the ring is secure. Elowen stays back from direct combat and prepares medical and environmental support packages for later deployment. Neris holds behind the main combat line and keeps the fleet supplied."
