All things considered, they'd been doing considerably well up until that moment.
Following the Elders' recommendations, official orders had already been issued to quarantine the Central Outpost and begin investigating possible Aerun activity, with the evidence increasingly pointing toward several other Luxastra siblings who seemed to have been involved in their own equally shady dealings.
That alone was already a considerable step forward, especially since Marquise Julienne, who was practically seething with anger at those responsible, had assured them that the Astreas would take care of investigating the matter further.
See? Progress!
But when reports confirmed that the rescued captives were heavily contaminated and still carrying traces of the dangerous materials they'd been forced to handle, Killian's party had been dispatched to assist.
