Neris, who still looked half-asleep at a glance but was clearly paying attention if you bothered to notice, spoke up in her usual soft tone.
"I'll prepare conversion stock as well. If you end up harvesting or capturing anything worth moving, it will be easier if the return chain doesn't have to figure things out on the spot."
Aurelian gave a small nod. "Do it."
She dipped her head slightly in acknowledgment, then added, just as calmly as before, "Also, if this is going to be a long-distance raid instead of a short frontier strike, then I shouldn't be left behind."
It wasn't said like a complaint or a request. It was just stated plainly, like something obvious that didn't need to be argued.
He had already reached the same conclusion.
"Yes," he said. "You go."
Rhoswen, who had come in late enough to only catch the last part of that exchange, immediately perked up, her attention snapping into place. "So almost every ship girl with weapons of war is going?"
