Aurelian could see it in small things. Rhoswen listened a little more when Astra corrected her. Neris spoke more easily with Solenne.
Lysara seemed less like a guest from an old lost power and more like someone with a place among them.
Even Astercourt looked slightly less exhausted, though she would deny that under questioning.
The only regret was that not everyone from the March could join them. Some had stayed behind at Larkspur Haven, Helion Bastion Twelve, or on necessary patrol routes.
Aurelian made a note to arrange something similar later in March itself. Larkspur Haven had oceans and highlands, and with some development, even a recovering world could offer places worth resting in.
When the vacation ended, the message from Cassian arrived.
The first support movement was ready.
The scale was larger than Aurelian expected, though still small compared to what the family could truly move.
