One section of the rear hull had taken a hit at some point, but nothing serious enough to explain abandonment.
Aurelian privately opened the Destiny System.
No one reacted.
He asked about the vessel.
The answer appeared quickly.
Vhaloric mobile arsenal-support cruiser.
Dormant command personality: recoverable.
Primary reactor: functional after restart procedure.
Fuel reserve: critically depleted.
Internal munitions: partially preserved.
Recovery threat: low.
Strategic value: high.
Aurelian closed the interface.
He said nothing about what he had seen.
Instead, he gave Astra a normal order.
"Check for fuel-starvation shutdown procedures in the Helion archive."
She nodded.
Eirenne joined through projection from the network.
"I can assist."
Within fifteen minutes, they found the record.
The class had emergency protocols specifically designed for isolation during long patrol missions.
