This is the point at which Shavri, who is emphatically not a morning person, yawns and sits up. "Hmm? What time is it?" 

Bella checks her watch and tells her.

Shavri rubs her eyes, wakes up a little more. "–Gods! What's going on back home, is everyone all right, did things get calmed down, have you talked to anyone–"

"Everyone's fine. They're stressed out though. I've set loose my gryphons and Melody's working on hers."

"Are, um," Shavri swallows, "are people...mad...at you and Melody?" 

"There's been some argument about whether she ought to have participated as a combatant or not. I think at least some people are mad at me."

"I'm sorry. This is - just kind of awful, isn't it." 

"Yeah."

Someone is back shortly with several different (shockingly enormous) sizes of blank paper, and an assortment of inks. 

Bella picks a paper size, and takes some ink, and waits for Melody to be done with the earcuff.

Melody's going to need a while. Taking off set-commands is slow work.

"Breakfast?" Shavri says hopefully, clambering up. "Is there anywhere to bathe around here? Oh, Bella, um, I guess maybe you should send some of us home eventually, if there isn't danger anymore." The look she shoots in Vanyel's direction, though, hints that she doesn't want to leave at ALL. 

"Yeah, I should. I don't know if I'll be able to do everyone today, it depends on whether someone can Gate to the place with the hundreds of people today."

"If you need it, yes," Leareth says without looking up, then turns and asks someone to bring breakfast. 

Bella knocks on Gemma's shields.

:Hmm, what is it?: 

I'm expecting to be able to send people home today, can you come up with a sensible order in which to do that since there will be a delay between each?

:Oh! Wonderful. Are you sending us right back to Healers'?:

I can put you somewhere else if you want but that would be at least straightforward.

:I think it'll be simplest, yes. I'll make up a list – probably we want a few staff to go first, to catch patients, then I'll stay until last: 

Thanks.

Breakfast shows up for them a few minutes later. 

Bella eats without much attention.

And then Melody is finally done with the earcuff. "Sorry that took forever. Set-commands are obnoxious to get off, your thing seemed way easier." 

"You were able to do lots more of them than I could have." She collects the earcuff and checks in with Yfandes.