Taking a swig if water to wash down breakfast, Marcon responds candidly.

"[color=ec008c]Rotenvahn's "Tactical Meditations" advises against this kind of fight entirely. You possess more area than you can control and face an unknown but likely superior number of foes who can attack from any direction. 

"With respect to Mistress Darkhope's plan, we penetrated the keep's defenses with almost no difficulty, and the orcish boldness will only hasten their entry.[/color]"

At the lady's insinuations about his companions, the young warrior snorts.

"[color=ec008c]Mistress Darkhope, these gentlemen and I are already engaged in a quest to liberate those captured in the previous raid. They would no more betray you than they would stop to pick daisies. We intend to leave Nightstone as soon as convenient, and advise that you and Captain Alessander do the same. The orcs will likely allow safe passage in exchange for their pick of The town's plunder.[/color]"