Upon stepping into the room where Luca and Delia were going about their own day Stefan pulled himself up abruptly, at least, mentally. Physically he offered them each a small smile of greeting before starting with the words,
"Eitan is not in danger." Because it felt far safer than starting with any other fact, particularly considering his brother's wife might well go into labor if exposed to significantly shocking news. The sentence had an immediate reaction as both women ceased what they were doing and gave him their full and grave attention. An explanation followed and then the three of them made their way outside to wait, no one suggested they do otherwise. It felt right that he should support both of them with what strength he had in that moment, made him feel significantly stronger than he had when he went to tell them.
His Deinerin had been given orders about what message to return to the Noble Gambit and joined them only once that task was finished. In due course, they were joined by the group from the Order he had sent for, in addition to the Grymalkan he had requested and some other folk he assumed Beeman had brought of her own volition. That Dr. Stechpalme had come herself comforted him and he gave her a grateful nod but, outside of him informing them all of the situation (though they seemed to already know some), he did not speak to anyone. The only ones who spoke were, in fact, Beeman and her small team. When the Gambit was spotted approaching, still, no one spoke. It wasn't until Reiner, alarmingly on a gurney, and Eitan, less alarmingly but still worryingly, walking with a cane, appeared that anyone spoke above a hushed tone, and then it was Eitan who did it. Even with an arm around his wife and one of his pant legs missing the Seeker managed to look and sound official as he made the preliminary report, and apology that failed officers made to their superiors. Stefan's urge to brush it off or call it nonsense was tempered by his time as a leader of his people so, instead, he gave a formal nod of acknowledgment.
The good doctor and the Coven healer both stepped forward, the former going to Reiner, who appeared the worse for the wear, the latter to Eitan. The Grymalkan knelt there on the grass and closed his eyes in what Stefan could only assume was his aetheric way of examining a wound but Delia made a tsk sound before any real work could begin.
"Unless either one of them is dying," She started, her stance forming into the one that Stefan called 'I am not putting my hands on my hips because I am a Lady', "Then we should move this inside, out of the wind and into a sterile environment."
Beeman and her people had already began interrogating the healthy navy men and no one called them back as the group began to make their way into the house. As Stefan turned to follow the group he noticed that Lieutenant Kämpfer was still standing by, it spoke well of him but there was no longer any need for the man. As the Minister turned back to dismiss the man back to his other duties he caught the look that the young officer was casting at Reiner for just a moment before Kämpfer met Stefan's own eyes. The first look, worry, fear, helplessness and determination all mixed, and the second, which recognized that he was about to be dismissed and was in the balance as to whether to rebel against and order to that effect took Stefan aback for the split second before the man moved his eyes back to Facing Forward.
The thing was, Stefan had seen that look before, on Brenner, on Eitan, on other young officers who were being faced with following orders or supporting their close comrades in times of need. So, though his mouth stilled opened to give an order the words that made it up changed to,
"Lieutenant, accompany Private Dornkirk and see that he and the healers have everything they might need." The soldier opened his mouth quickly, as though to protest, eyes flashing, before his brain processed to contents of the order, at which point he too turned tack, snapped his boots together and saluted with a,
"Yes, Sir!" Before quickly following after the retreating group.
Inside, Delia had moved everyone into the bedroom they had arranged for the upcoming birth because it had basically everything that might be needed for immediate medical care and it was meticulously cleaned. It would have to be restored once the injured were seen to, but that was trivial.