Lunise was incredulous. "The Staff of Mag-? How on Nirn did they get their hands on that? Such a thing could do untold amounts of damage in the wrong hands." She exhaled sharply. "And a zealot has it. Divines above. You were lucky to emerge alive, Meesei."

After a second, Lunise fell into a rare look of sympathy. She asked just as seriously. "How are your pack faring? Are the children safe?"

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Fendros skimmed through the pages given, judging the maps and descriptions given. To Ri'vashi, he tsked once and breathed in to give himself time to think. "If we do attack, it will have to be fast and shocking. If they can escape together at a moment's notice like they did the last time, it won't matter how many warriors we bring to bear. However..." He pursed his lips at the map. "They're in the open. We have a number of different opportunities here."

After passing the papers on to the next person around the table, Fendros briefly peered at everyone present. "We could launch a sneak attack. We could try to steal one of their artefacts that has presented such a danger to us. We could plant the evidence of Vile's lies. We could attempt to assassinate at least one of them. We could -- and I do not think it is the best option -- attempt to parley. I do not need to say that each option has its risks and trade-offs. Make no mistake that anyone directly involved may be killed, and it is a certainty if we go in force. Do we have any more ideas?"