Gallus leaned his hands on the edge of the map and studied it closely. The humour had gone from his face as he concentrated. It was a few moments before he started thinking out loud.

"So we have the gate, the walls, or the top of the keep as means of entry," he repeated. "And I take it there were no underground entrances that were found, hmm." Gallus took a moment to itch his chin. "Every point of ingress appears defensible. Anyone approaching would be under arrow fire. The enemy is expecting lycans as well."

Gallus stood up straight and looked to the others. "It seems to me that if we cannot rush the gate before they close it and organise a defence, a frontal assault is going to be the most difficult route." Gallus quickly traced the expansion wall with his fingers. "If it should come to that, the expansion may provide concealment from arrows for a small number, but I, for one, would like to explore..." Gallus turned his wrist to coax the words from his mouth, "...what did you call it, Meesei? Unconventional options."

Gallus then laid a finger on the main gate and the gatehouse above it. "Now, tell me if this is not feasible or not a good idea. This is both the strongest and weakest point, by the looks of it. Is there any way to get a small force in there and hold it long enough to open the gate? Perhaps our element of surprise should be employed as far as it will take us."

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To Irenya's first point, Fendros was blunt. "I've not been worried by the sun at all. Dunmer skin. Ahna is Khajiit as well. Janius and Kaleeth are more likely to have problems."

The question of Irenya in the attack was surprising to Fendros, though he only raised his eyebrows at it. "Well, I..." Fendros wasn't sure why she was mentioning it to them, if he were honest. "As long as there are still expert healers behind the lines, I don't see why the latter isn't a good idea."

Fendros walked around the tent to Ahnasha and put a hand on her shoulder, looking to Irenya. "Unless otherwise ordered, we're going to be with the archers."

While he tolerated Irenya's presence for the moment, Fendros knew how Ahnasha felt about her. He hoped that Irenya would get to the point of her visit soon, if there even was one.