>>11099846The two commanding officers confer amid the wreckage, discussing at length the unexplained explosion that started everything and the terrible sequence of events leading to the friendly fire incident. Both men agree that with the garrison crippled and the defenses in ruins, the only course of action is to pull back to the next line of fortifications, pending reinforcements. The officers are savvy enough not to come to any conclusions out loud regarding what happened, though both are quick to try and squash those muttered by their shaken troops.
