Last spark from the ashes

“Good to see you too,” she says, nodding to Kinner. The salute takes her by surprise, but it’s a pleasant one, and though she can’t smile she does give a salute in return. “I was glad to hear you and the convoy made it out all right. That’s all that matters.”

But then she ends up stopping and listening, because Kinner clearly has a lot on his mind and he’s determined to unburden it all at once. The Exo blinks, and when he seems like he’s coming to the end she holds up a hand, her optics narrowed in concern.

“One thing at a time. What’s this about Fallen attacking kids? I thought we had ‘em all in the safe zone. Same for the sick: Durant and Kirk didn’t let anyone head past the torches who wasn’t able to defend themselves. We had reports of them attacking family groups at the start, but no injured children. Did something happen I wasn’t told about?”

“Pelsor was adamant that her people didn’t target children," Ghost says softly. He’s staying close behind Blaze, almost unseen.