(Planet Buxar, near a Righteous Faction Military Base)
The atmosphere on Buxar was tense as planetary feeds continued looping fragmented footage and half-confirmed reports about the successful extraction of the Cult Dragon Aegon Veyr, commentators arguing in cautious tones while citizens watched with expressions that hovered somewhere between awe and dread.
"They actually pulled him out," one soldier muttered, resting his sword against the perimeter railing as he stared at the holoscreen flickering above the base courtyard.
"Yeah," the man beside him replied quietly. "And did you notice something else?"
The first soldier glanced sideways. "What?"
"None of the righteous elite units that were called to provide security to this event survived this war."
He pointed out, as his statement caused his colleague to pause.
