Rhoswen's investigation group departed Helion six hours later, almost exactly on schedule.
Aurelian watched the Crimson Bulwark leave through the tactical display rather than going down to the dock.
Rhoswen had already received her orders twice, and going there in person would only give her another chance to argue that four patrol ships were not enough.
The group would reach Valeris Reach in a little over two days if the routes remained clear.
That gave Aurelian time to understand what they might be walking into.
Eirenne had already started searching old Vhaloric records around the attack region. Annex Seven made the work easier than it would have been a week earlier because its archives contained military route maps that Helion did not possess.
Most were badly outdated.
A few were still useful.
Aurelian returned to the planning room after Rhoswen departed and found Astra waiting beside Eirenne's projection.
"You found something?" he asked.
