"No, I believe you are right," Gallus said. "It's a glaring weakness. Even a lack of defenders around that scaffold would be a feint."

Gallus cocked his head to look at the new buildings. "I'm curious about these barracks. If we take the walls and start on the keep, is it possible that some enemies could come out of hiding from that building?"

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"Well..." Tzirret paused to push aside his second thoughts once more. "We end up becoming very close and...when in private it feels like we are going further." Tzirret creased his brow up in his tension. "This one did not want to pressure Ma'tanza or embarrass himself going to find a potion in the middle of the night, so he got nervous and just...ran. It was stupid of Tzirret." Tzirret averted his eyes from the stars to Ma'tanza's eyes. "But now he wants to talk about it. He doesn't want to make it a bigger problem. So...this one is not sure that he can ask with more wit, honestly, so...what does Ma'tanza think about...sharing beds?"