The work did not end when the meeting did.
If anything, that was when the real work began.
The raid had brought back ships full of resources, captured data, damaged equipment, rescued workers, detained technicians, and enough loose problems to keep half the bastion busy for weeks.
Every gain had to be sorted, stored, checked, questioned, repaired, or assigned to a useful purpose.
Aurelian did not complain about it as he knew this was what he needed to do after every battle.
Inventory, repairs, screening, and decisions.
The first few hours after the review passed in a steady flow of reports. Astercourt took control of the intake process with Caelan's people on Haven, while Seris and Meren handled the bastion side.
Eirenne worked through captured Kharov records at a pace that made even Astra's usual efficiency pale in comparison.
That alone made a difference.
For once, the whole structure did not feel as if it would lean back onto Aurelian the moment he stopped watching it.
