Tedious Progress ( Kwars )

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[335] Nymaya: Tedious Progress ( Kwars )
Fri Feb 27 03:26:33 2009
To: New_Thalos Fastia Baruch ( Imm Cayenna Scorn Kwars Necrucifer ) all Irisi
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The dry heat of the day had long set into the palace and with little to
no breeze stirring the air, it had grown somewhat stagnant. She could tell
that she was dehydrating though not a bead of sweat adorned her pale brow.
It was too easily overlooked and she found herself glancing at the pitchers
that a slew of servants had delivered some time ago.

"...but if they cut us off here, we can reroute this way.."

The table before her was thick with maps, primarily of the city and the
palace in general, and surrounding the table were three of the most veteran
archers she had been able to single out.

They were each dressed in the light tunics displaying the unique crest of
New Thalos over light leather armor that would aid them with speed and
maneuverability. If it came to a battle in the palace itself, the only ones
remaining would be corpses. The rest would be on the move.

She clenched her jaw on a sigh and with a touch of annoyance, had to stop
herself from flexing her left hand. Pain spiked through her arm with each
motion and it served only to increase her agitation.

The Deacon had done her job a little too well.

"..we have to assume they will have this area before we can get to it..."

Forcing her attention back to the moment, she drew her hair back behind her
shoulder and finally reached for the goblet of water that had been drawn for
her some time ago.

"...the confines of the hallways are our greatest advantage at this point
though.."

"...they will still push us back..."

The man and wild elf continued to argue with the single half elven female
she had pulled from the ranks, but she let them each have their bit as she
sipped at the cool water. They were progressing, no matter how tedious it
happened to become when the height of day settled, and that was the point.
They had to know and prepare for every possibility, no matter how strange or far-fetched it might seem.

The Bakali had gotten this far and their abilities were not documented well
enough for her peace of mind. So, they would go over the maps and the
probabilities as often as time allowed before it ultimately ran out.

"...it will still give us time to regroup and slip through this courtyard.."

Nymaya followed the motion of the half elven woman's finger as she traced
the path she was focusing on and nodded once.

"How would you three handle that giant worm if it managed to make it to the
palace?"

The silence that greeted her told her exactly what she had suspected.
Thinning her lips, she brought the goblet up and took another sip. The
water was helping to stem her aggravation level, but she kept the leash
purposefully short with these men and women.

"I suggest you shift your focus then." She clipped out in a tone that brooked
no argument.