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It was over. 

Only the battle with Famfrit, at least. Éliane slumped down briefly on a piece of debris, getting a bit of very sorely needed rest at this point. They had all been going for nearly a full day now, and there was still the impending invasion by Valheimian scum to contend with on the surface. She was flagging once again; letting out a tired sigh, she knew she would have to prod Esben again for another pick-me-up. 
Almost like a backstreet dealer in Solitude, she reflected with tired amusement. 

She took the time to reassess her kit once more, first reloading everything before finally rising again after producing her crystal at Izayoi’s prompting. 

The pink-haired officer was very much not a practitioner of magic at all, but she still knew how to utilize her materia. The crystals acted similarly enough that Éliane didn’t have too much of a problem joining the others as she helped purify the larger corrupted crystal, marveling as the corrupted essence withered and faded away to be replaced by a brilliant diamond. 

Éliane passed by Esben on the way out. “Going to… need more caffeine.”

Thankfully, returning to Brightlam gave her access to real caffeine. After a sharing a short nap with the rest of the Kirins, she had quite literally raided Zacharias for both tea and coffee; the beans in Drana Asnaeu were decidedly [i]very subpar[/i], which she expected for such a nation, but it worked. She was still going to feel very miserable after this was all over, though. 

Which sucked, because she was truly looking forward to ventilating more Valheimians, and she couldn’t truly enjoy this even while hopped up on stimulants. 

She wasn’t directly involved on account of being knocked out at the time, but Éliane was glad that Rudolf was properly able to negotiate for the proper ammunition. After inspecting the weapon again and its resupply, it would go a very long way for this invasion.

The garrison available to Brightlam was never something that truly impressed Éliane, and a good portion of its elite forces had been scythed down by her team and hers truly. The entirety of their military planning and tactics being compromised by traitors did little to help as well. She knew Zacharias had plans, but she didn’t give it very good odds of success barring further intervention. 

Then again, that intervention was here. She’d briefly been able to say hello to Eve after she woke up, but she had since joined Cid in setting up defenses. 

Well, she’d talk more about the plans when everyone else woke up.