The return from the ruin field didn't give Aurelian much time to rest.
By the time he made it back to the Crownward March, everything was already waiting for him again, just like before, but it felt different this time, as he did not think about whether he needed to go bring the broken ships and fix them or not.
But that is just one of his worries, as the route through Mournveil still wasn't fully confirmed; the strike into Kharov space still had to come first.
The remaining Thornwake cruisers will be left with Meridian to fix.
But while he was thinking about the cruisers, his mind couldn't help but wander towards what he needed for this trip.
It needed speed, supply, and enough flexibility that one weak part wouldn't slow everything down once they were already deep inside enemy territory.
