Many events took place shortly after the expeditionary fleet returned to Davute.
The Larkinsons serving aboard the fleet started to enjoy their shore leave in shifts.
The Davute System continued to attract more and more traffic from every direction as my people wanted to participate in the historic process of founding of a promising new colonial state.
Many mercenary outfits and mercenary regiments signed lucrative contacts with the colonial administrations and began to prepare for war. They recruited more reserve personnel, they purchased more mechs, they stocked up on supplies and they even started to consolidate to an extent.
Today's mercenaries would become tomorrow's soldiers. At least, that was supposed to be the idea.
