Marcus turned to the sound of someone speaking and leveled his gun in the same motion, thankfully he recognized the voice and didn't immediatly pull the trigger. A very small sigh of relief and annoyance later, he holstered the weapon and crossed his arms. "You really think following me and her was wise? You do not want to get involved with our orders very... direct approach to its problems. Might see something you didn't want to. But so long as you're here, I suppose we could use the help." Marcus waved for Tyr and pointed towards the ceiling. "Back to Sunderland. We have information that can't wait." As a group all three departed the sewers and made for the castle. ----------------------------------------- Some time later, and a long winded speech about moral dignity or some such nonsense, Sunderland, Marcus, Tyr, Kaathe, and a number of higher ranked members of the Dawn were arrayed around a table with a map to the city. A marker indicated the Cauldron. Evelyn pointed to one of the various entryways to the sewers, [color=fff79a]"This is our starting point. The path towards The Cauldron will be cleared by Marcus and Tyr while the rest of us follow some distance behind so as to not give away our position. The entrance to The Cauldron is at the end of a passageway thats protected by wards, set one off and the entire chamber fills with fire. Marcus will use his 'abilities' to bypass these defenses and destroy the protection stone holding up the wards. Once the wards are down, Tyr will follow through and offer assistance in making space for our main force. After Tyr enters, the main group, including myself and Kaathe, will wait exactly thirty seconds before storming in to finish off the rest. Make sure to identify who you're fighting, we will capture the prince and return him to face the court. If you have any questions, speak now. There wont be time for it later"[/color] Kaathe had to admit to himself that he was feeling a bit overwhelmed. After all, he was in the presence of several higher-ranking Knights, some of which he just knew wanted his head on a platter. Whether it was because he was a dark elf, or a lowly templar, he didn't much care, really. Still, a plan was being formed and briefed at Present, so they and he had to focus on Evelyn rather than their own personal distaste. The dark elf went over the details of the plan that Evelyn had thought up, and looked to see if there was any flaws that could be pointed out. A plan with flaws most likely leads to unfortunate circumstances, after all. Fortunately, he honestly didn't find much wrong with it. Knowing the rumors, and witnessing a bit of what Marcus and Tyr can do, their parts suited them the best. Evelyn explained the steps in a clear and precise way, so everyone knew what was supposed to happen, and what must be done. It was a very good plan. Still, Kaathe was somewhat concerned about a small detail. Though not much time had passed since he left the sewers with Marcus and Tyr, it was still enough time to... "[color=0054a6]There is one concern I have, Captain.[/color]" Kaathe could feel the sharpness of the daggers some of the other, higher-ranked Knights were glaring into his back. Clearly, he must have said something to anger them. Regardless, the dark elf continued. "[color=0054a6]There may be a chance that our enemies are aware-[/color]" "Our enemies WILL be on high alert. We killed a patrol in the sewers earlier. Our attack must be perfectly executed or this will not end well." Marcus hadn't meant to interupt, but it needed to be stated. They had left out the killing in the initial report. Some of the brass below Sunderland were not always happy when a Templar killed without orders. [color=ed1c24]"Which is why we will go in there first. If there any added patrols they wont be an issue for myself and Marcus to handle. If there's nothing else then we'll be on our way, see you in the sewers"[/colors], as much as it annoyed Evelyn there was truly no reason to extend this meeting any further. The plan was formulated and now it was time for the execution. "I request a wait." Marcus' words would not likely be received well, most believed that a fast attack would assure them of Davons capture. Marcus however was not so sure. "Why give them a chance? The patrol lost is going to put them on lockdown. Why don't we surround it and ensure every available entrance and exit is guarded. No chances." The ideal time to surround the place and ensure the success would take half a day to get in position. [color=fff79a]"It'd take time to organize this, and if we moved to fast it could be noticed by their informants...alright, i'll have a number of couriers leave at different times tonight. They'll bring word to the guard captains who'll mobilize their men at specific times to make sure its not one large movement. In the meantime i suggest you two get ready, If you already are then get to scouting the sewers, we could use a heads up of what's down there"[/color], Evelyn looked to Tyr who looked to Marcus before looking down at herself. Their time in the sewers had left a number of colorful stains and smells on her clothes, [color=ed1c24]"You go ahead. I may be heading back into that filth but I cant stand another minute in these clothes"[/color] "[color=0054a6]Careful...[/color]" commented Kaathe as he walked up to them. "[color=0054a6]I hear that the spectres still haunt down there. With two new additions, they might just be active now.[/color]"