The Emperor was the first to recover and speak.
"Madam Eloise! The children and elderly have all been housed at the south-east defensive barrier. I think they should be moved, first, just in case the battle spills past the shore!"
The man's terse, yet calm tone was exactly what they needed at the moment. Snapping out of the reverie they had inadvertently entered due to the sudden threat, they all began to move.
They had had enough time that a master planner like Daneel had managed to build scenarios for almost each and every thing that could happen. A completely unheard-of threat appearing was something they had prepared for, so they all knew what they were supposed to do.
The Godnet had been given the duty of distributing defensive resources at its whim if there was only a single threat attacking Angaria at any given time. The job to manage the offense fell to them, so they needed to move quickly.
