After the main fleet docked, the unloading began. Mournveil materials were moved into restricted storage under Neris's and Meridian's joint supervision, with Eirenne keeping scans on anything that looked remotely unstable.
Several crates were marked for Elowen, including the conductive fibers and energy glands Aurelian believed might be useful for ecological refit work. Others were reserved for shield testing, repair systems, and long-term research.
Neris appeared in person during the transfer, looking sleepy but satisfied as sealed containers moved through the cargo lane.
"This is a good haul."
"That sounds like high praise from you," Aurelian said.
"It is."
Meridian, standing nearby with a tablet in hand, did not look nearly as relaxed. "It would be better if half of it did not twitch."
"It stopped twitching."
"It should never have started."
"That seems unreasonable for beast parts."
