The fighting above Larkspur Haven did not last much longer.
A good number of Kharov ships had their engines or steering systems crippled by Solenne's second and third attack waves, and once their ability to run was gone, whatever nerve they had left went with it.
Faced with a fleet that was closing in from all sides while their command structure had already been torn apart, many of the surviving ships simply gave up and powered down their weapons, choosing not to be destroyed for nothing.
Those who still tried to flee met a worse end.
Rhoswen was already on them before they could properly break formation, and with Solenne's strike craft cutting off the wider escape routes, no ship that tried to leave the system had a real chance.
Some tried to dive toward the planet. Some tried to slingshot around the outer orbital lanes. A few even tried to hide behind the station wreck field, hoping to buy a little time.
None of it mattered.
