The rest of the fight ended quickly once everyone else realized that the largest rebel force and its leader were already under the control of the newly arrived human.
The awakened units who had followed him looked shaken now that the heat of the moment had passed.
A few still held themselves stiffly, like they wanted to keep pretending they had not already lost, but most of them had the same look people always had when a plan collapsed right in front of them and left nothing behind except damage and embarrassment.
Lysara stood among them with that same clean calm she carried into battle, her beam-blade still active, light humming softly in the chamber.
The floor around her was scattered with ruined rifles, broken frames, and the remains of a fight that had never really become close.
Aurelian glanced over the room once, then looked to Seris.
