Try to stop time in the aftermath.

Danica noted Mordecai's deferment with narrowed eyes, and she shook her head. "Oh no, don't you dare. I'm not looking for that kind of responsibility." She didn't know if that was his intent, acknowledging her as lead, but she knew her rank was highest. It naturally followed, but she'd leave before she let them rope her into that trap. "And no, no news. Your guess is as good as mine."

She fell silent, thoughtful. Something needed to be done or she would watch another home crumple into the dust. Idly she wondered if perhaps she was cursed . Drama seemed to follow her like a plague.