Aria's POV
I left it there and went to find Lucian.
We spent the afternoon in controlled motion, the post-battle work that never got easier no matter how many times you did it.
Compound repairs, medical support for the injured, communications to allied packs explaining what had happened and what it meant for the federation's defensive posture.
Three alpha calls, two of which were people who were scared and needed to hear Aria Corvus's voice being calm and certain even when she was neither of those things internally.
At six in the evening Leah brought Luna back.
She came through the main doors with the baby carrier strapped to her chest and Luna wide awake inside it, looking around at the repaired compound with the fascinated alertness of someone encountering an interesting new environment rather than the aftermath of a battle.
