Lothian was not among the generals as they met, instead watching from afar back at the camp, this was partly because he found his presence among them pointless and partly because he didn't have a mount with him, his mount was precious to him so he opted to leave it behind. Despite his distance he was able to the precedings but not hear them, including the attempted assassination and it's arcane thwarting.

In the strategy tent Lothian was mostly silent in his observation of this first gathering. He was trying to gauge the quality of this coalition and his initial impression was rather poor. The orc's bid for command was met with such a mixed reaction that he shook his head at the thought that this group can't even be united in hatred. Lothian himself saw no issue with the orc leading the first day, despite not being the best at offensive strategy what orcs did have the intelligence for it did often have a head for defense as he would know better than most others here. Their banter continued for another short moment before Alexander called for someone to simply take action, which this Pizurk was quick to respond to.

Lothian couldn't help but agree with the orcs strategy: a defensive line and archers to met their infantry, knights on the flanks to ward off their cavalry, and their own cavalry to close a trap on enemy forces. All-in-all seemed a decent strategy, especially with some reserves to handle anything unexpected. He nodded "I can agree with this plan, my men will be ready" and before anyone else could mention the unused markers "I believe it's wise not to throw everything into every skirmish. This is a battle for survival, not for victory, and we can afford unnecessary losses" He caste a short glance toward Gyrid under his helmet, he was speaking to everyone but he felt it was her that needed reminding the most "we should deploy enough to ensure we win the day, too much more and we risk exhausting what little we have"