Maybe, within this theme, it's important to be subtle in this way. I can't speak for others, but in my case, it was pure incompetence on my part not to notice this subtlety, because combat brings this notion of an 'eternal war.'
By the way! Seeing the game as a boss rush rather than an endless game actually improved my perception of it a lot. As I mentioned, once we have the resources, organizing the squad to fight is a lot of fun.
Thank you so much for taking the time to expand on your work for me! ˗ˏˋ ★ ˎˊ˗