The remaining representatives came from engineering, education, logistics, and other civilian services, giving the group enough people from different parts of the sanctuary to make the first decisions mean something.
Their first decision was simple.
Sanctuary Ardent would remain under Aurelian's emergency military protection while the civilian population recovered, woke more people, and built a permanent government of its own.
The second decision mattered even more.
They formally rejected any outside transfer of sanctuary property, archives, medical systems, or authority over the population unless the sanctuary's recognized civilian representatives approved it first.
Eirenne recorded the vote and sent the result to Aurelian.
When he returned to the command center and read it, he looked at the numbers for a moment.
"That was fast."
Astercourt appeared through the channel almost immediately.
"People became very interested once they heard an Alliance claims officer was coming."
