The group reappeared within Starforge's territory.
Lucien reached inward and summoned the Starforge members out. They appeared in order, posture ready, as if they had been waiting for the next disaster to be assigned a name.
Anvil-Horn nodded once at Lucien.
Morveth opened his shell-space without fanfare.
Kaia and Lilith stepped out.
They looked tired in the quiet way that meant they had been carrying other people's panic until it stopped being panic.
Lucien watched them for a moment, then exhaled.
"Good work."
Then he stepped into his divine energy core.
Morveth, Condoriano, Saber, Kira, and Aerolith entered with him.
There was training to continue. The monsters inside still needed to become something that could survive what was coming.
Lucien's gaze landed on Aerolith.
"You go to the farms," he said.
Aerolith's eyes brightened instantly.
Lucien raised one finger.
