With Solenne joining the operation, Aurelian felt more comfortable about the hunt from the start.
He did not wait for her to finish her transfer work and catch up before moving out, because that would have defeated the point.
Her engines were better suited for making up time than Lysara's or Rhoswen's, especially after everything she had just been doing.
If he delayed for her, then the three of them might have ended up reaching the Mournveil Nebula later than he wanted, and that would have been a worse trade than simply trusting Solenne to arrive when she said she would.
Once the final coordination was complete, he gave the order to continue.
The ship accelerated out toward the dark edge of Haven's control zone, with Lysara and Rhoswen moving in formation under his direction.
Behind them, Larkspur Haven slowly disappeared into the distance, its scattered reconstruction lights fading into a pattern of small signals against the black.
