Glancing around at their surroundings, Koel sighed. Whatever was going on, all his instincts were clamoring that splitting up was a bad idea, but he knew that an individual or a small group would cover more ground than ”Not much to oversee here, Captain. But I can do you one better. I’ll lead a scouting party, see what turns up. First, though, let’s get these people in some semblance of order.” At that moment it appeared that Ronin got distracted by the arrival of a familiar face; the eagle’s eyes widened as Moses-Joel approached. The man had been dead—or missing, at least—so his presence here was baffling. "Moses-Joel?" Koel shook his head, not believing his eyes.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t afford to wait. Seeing as Ronin was temporarily distracted, the Overseer decided to take matters into his own hands. Raising his voice, Koel made sure it was pitched to be heard across the clamoring crowd. "Everyone, listen up! I know you’re confused, but I promise you we’ll get to the bottom of this. For now, let’s restore some order. Soldiers, I’d like you to keep an eye on the perimeter, noncombatants come to the center of the group. If there are any wounded, bring them to the healers, who will be set up where I’m standing right now. Once we’ve got everyone sorted we can work on sorting through our supplies." That seemed to be everything he could think of: there was more they needed to do and probably more he needed to say, but the basics came first. That meant taking care of any injuries, avoiding panic, and then finding food, water, and shelter. Everything else would just have to wait.
Once people had time to organize themselves, Koel spoke up again. "I’m going to look for somewhere less exposed where we can take shelter. Volunteers, follow me!” With that, he set out towards the area around them that looked least damaged; it wasn’t much to go off of, but it was better than nothing and he preferred the semblance of a plan to fumbling around in the dark. Hopefully this wouldn’t get anyone killed.
koel ambray
Taking the path of most resistance
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