"Eirenne," he said. "Mark the forced labor sites. Send evacuation paths through local channels if you can do it without exposing us. If any groups can reach the depot before we leave, take them. If they can't, leave false orders that push them away from Kharov security zones."
Vaeren lowered his head slightly after hearing that. "That is enough for now."
It wasn't enough in the larger sense.
Aurelian knew that.
Everyone here knew that.
But this wasn't a liberation campaign. It was a raid, and raids had limits. He wasn't going to lie to himself about what they could and couldn't do today.
The loading continued for most of the day.
Longer than he preferred.
Still inside the safe window Eirenne had estimated.
The other Kharov forces were finally trying to react properly, but they were still too slow and too confused.
One fleet had started moving toward the mining sector, but from the wrong direction and without clean coordination.
