Meesei lifted up her eyes from the page to meet gro-Tagnud's. "Now that...is a question that will take far longer than just one meeting here to answer. And I am not sure I could answer it to your satisfaction. I may be the leader of Tamriel's lycans, but I cannot manage [i]everything[/i]. We have clans located in every corner of Tamriel. Each one may follow under Hircine's banner, but they are independent entities that train their own warriors, based on their own doctrines. I intend to bring as many of our warriors from every single clan as is possible to bear for this battle. I can say that many of our military leaders come from Legion backgrounds, so their tactics may be familiar to you. But, others are formerly from the Dominion military, or others from Redguard, Dunmer, or Argonian backgrounds. My General, a woman named Ri'vashi, has over a decade of experience in coordinating them all, so she has learned how to best use them. I shall arrange to have her meet with you to discuss the more...detailed aspects of military planning."

Meesei gave another glance down to the pages on the table in front of her. "I will also make sure to deliver these to her as well, once I have reviewed them. They will be the most beneficial in her hands. But, I do not wish to leave here without giving you something in the way of an answer. As you might imagine, all of our tactics are designed to integrate the strengths of our beast forms. I realize there is a great deal of myth and legend surrounding lycans, so I suppose I can describe which forms of lycan [i]actually[/i] exist, and their attributes. Werewolves, like myself, are the most common form of lycanthrope, and can be found everywhere. We are Hircine's chosen hunters, being the most well-rounded of lycans. We are far faster and stronger than any man or elf. It varies between individuals, but I can outrun a horse and overpower a troll. I have sharp teeth and claws like daggers. My sense of smell and hearing is acute like a wolf, which is certainly helpful for tracking and general alertness. Those advantages extend into my Argonian form, to a lesser degree. Do not let my appearance fool you; I am more physically capable than any of your men. The other forms of lycans are werebears, werelions, wereboars, werecrocodiles, werevultures, and werebats. Werebears, as you might expect, are even larger and stronger than a werewolf, but not as naturally agile. Wereboars, although actually slightly smaller than a werewolf, lie between werewolves and werebears in terms of strength. They also tend to be more durable and...stubborn. Werelions, despite what you might think at first, are actually smaller than werewolves, but there are none that are faster and more agile. Werevultures and werebats are both flying lycans primarily from Valenwood. Werevultures are larger and can fly much higher and faster, while werebats are smaller, but bulkier and better at quick takeoffs and landings. Werecrocodiles...if you can imagine a daedroth, that is very close to a werecrocodile. They have armored scales, and are by far the most physically powerful of lycans. They may be the slowest out of water, but I do not think there is anything in Tamriel or beyond that can bite harder."

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Kaleeth paused, finally eating one of the fried eggs in front of her as she thought. It was a harder question to answer than she initially thought, though her mind did eventually settle on one. Once more, she grinned. "Well, Janius definitely made me feel appreciated right away. But, I'm guessing you more mean when [i]I[/i] felt that I deserved appreciation. After I learned Cyrodilic was when I really started feeling more like part of the pack. Janius was always great company for me, but it was kind of hard to feel like part of the family when I wasn't confident that I could talk to anyone else apart from Meesei. And she was the leader, so I was kind of...afraid of her for a while. You might not believe it, but Meesei can be kind of scary sometimes. But as for when I felt like I was contributing with fighting and everything...I guess that would be in Elsweyr. I had been training since the day I joined the pack, but like I said before, I wasn't really that good at fighting then. In my very first fight alongside everyone, I had to go into my werecrocodile form just to stand a chance. I definitely did a lot of damage, but I got stabbed, cut up, shot up by arrows. They weren't silver weapons, but I can tell you that does [i]not[/i] stop it from being painful. And dangerous. Even lycans can bleed to death with enough injuries. In Elsweyr, though, it was different. I had been training with Janius and Lorag nonstop, and Ra'kalesh had even showed me and Janius some of his techniques. I knew I had gotten better, but the big battle at Do'rhajul's fort was where I first got to show it. That was a hard fight, and a lot of the details are still a blur for me. But, we fought against his best defenders, and I was doing more than just holding my own. When we were fleeing the fort, Meesei even trusted me enough to give me her Ring when she couldn't fight anymore. I remember the feeling of control was...amazing."