Solomon held his tongue since he didn't want to anger Maya.  He was disappointed to realize that although Claire had accepted his apology, she wasn't dumb enough to be manipulated as easily as he thought.  Legion simply hid behind Obsidian while Asteria healed his arm.

Enemy forces continued to pile in; they knew that failure to defend this base would mean the end of their organization, so they were desperate to repel the Planetary Defense Force. The ones coming from the left and front were starting to overwhelm Nyx.