MIles, meanwhile, spends the rest of the evening calming down the Dendarii. At least the group diffuses once they see how furious he is (and how frustrated at being distracted, goddammit, why did they misbehave tonight); he spends the rest of the night making sure the rest of the units aren't going to give him the same trouble tomorrow. And then, when he's done, he falls into bed for a few hours of distracted sleep. He can hardly close his eyes without thinking of her. And tomorrow he has to go back to work, to getting more success before he can see her again, likely...

He strides into the meeting the next morning looking a bit hungover himself. Still nursing that quiet frustration - but delighted to see Lakshmi again in any capacity. He just hopes that she'll be happy to see him after last night. Or ... um, hpapier in general? He looks over the situation, frowning a little. "We can't spare a full assault," he says with a sigh. "We do need time to regroup. Quinn is right."