After the vault inspection, they visited one of the recovered prisoner halls.
The people inside were still wary. Some lowered their eyes when Aurelian entered, while others watched Astra with open fear.
They did not know exactly who she was or what she had done, but they could sense that she was dangerous. Even without understanding the details, that much was obvious.
Aurelian did not try to force anyone to feel comfortable.
Instead, he spent most of his time speaking with the medical teams, checking food supplies, and making sure nobody was being classified as enemy personnel simply because old Kharov records had listed them as property.
The records were extensive, and if nobody paid attention, it would have been easy for mistakes to happen.
That mattered to him.
It also seemed to matter to the people watching.
