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"We are heading for the Mountain in the morning. I would rather not intrude on whatever is going on up there at the moment. Could be quite ugly, although I doubt anyone objected, these mindless drones. Give them a direction and let them go." He scoffed, glancing back at her once more, "How does that sound to you? Or would you rather crash the party now?"
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Dread was well among them, mouth ajar as he strove to come up with something.
When that failed, he just spoke, regretting it as he did. "When will this be taking place, exactly? O-our warriors have seen real combat, since, I cannot even recall."
"Makes no difference to me." She shrugged, returning his gaze evenly. On one hand, she was becoming tired after a long day of negotiating and wouldn't mind leaving it until tomorrow. On the other hand she wanted to get it over with, the longer she stuck around without a "green card" from Lilith the longer she would remain on edge about being discovered. She didn't exactly trust Silv's casual dismissal of the "mindless drones".
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"Glad you asked, Dread." She said with an approving nod in his direction. "We will leave tomorrow evening, travel by night and attack at dawn with the sun behind us." The rest of Dread's reply seemed to go unnoticed, and she didn't touch on it at all. "Be ready by then."
"Camilla...." Kyra objected, her jaw still slightly parted. "We cannot start an open war right now! We are not ready! I have no supplise ready to treat the wounded!"
"Silence!" Camilla snapped harshly, casting a scathing glare at the young healer. "You should be ready at all times! We are at war! What kind of a healer are you if you aren't prepared for battle!"
Kyra's eyes went as wide as full moons at Camilla's tone, and for a second she looked like a frightened youngling being scolded by her mother again. She was saved from replying, however, by Sam who countered Camilla's tone with one of his own. "Camilla! We are not ready for this! You are risking all of our lives without thinking!"
This time Camilla looked hurt, but the look was quickly replaced with one of anger. "Sam, coming from you I expected support. I thought Henry and yourself were closer then even myself, I thought wrong. Does he not mean anything to you?"