No confirmed warning had escaped the system. Eirenne's false relay signals were still holding, masking what had really happened on Karven Spire.
The deeper Kharov command would eventually realize something was wrong, but when that happened, they would not immediately know the truth.
They would have questions before they had answers, and for now, that uncertainty worked in March's favor.
It gave them a window.
The only question was how they should use it.
One of the branch commanders argued that they should push toward Virell's Reach immediately. His reasoning was straightforward.
The enemy was confused, the route ahead was open, and the family fleet had all the momentum after their victory.
If they delayed for too long, Varensk would have time to reinforce the system and turn an easy advance into a much harder campaign.
Aurelian understood why the idea was tempting.
Cassian did too.
That did not mean he agreed with it.
