[center][h2][color=BurlyWood]Cedar.[/color][/h2][/center]

Cedar waited for the others to speak first. It wasn't in his nature to be the one leading. Still, he had some ideas.

[color=BurlyWood]"I'd be willing to talk to him,"[/color] he offered. [Color=BurlyWood]"I like to think I can handle crazy for a bit, and if I play along with his game I could get lucky. Hell, maybe I'll just say I want to hear more but [i]'it's not safe out here, we should go somewhere safe,'[/i]"[/color] His voice changed for a second into his best mimic of the sort of fanatic fervor that Ruskali spoke with. [Color=BurlyWood]"He seems the type of crazy to go with it. The only problems with that would be if he refused or if something bad happened when I was inside, though Ruskie doesn't look too tough. And I guess all of you would have to tail Ruskali and I since he probably wouldn't go for it if he knew we were in a group."[/color] 

He lapsed into silence for a second. [Color=BurlyWood]"Of course, this is just one strategy I only just thought of, so it's not perfect, but it could be worth the risk. I'm up for any other ideas any of you might have."[/color] [i]Efficiency in a fast first step is ideal, but if one takes too long to think of efficient ways, then efficiency is already lost.[/i] Maybe a quote, maybe just one of those random thoughts. It was hard to tell and ultimately irrelevant.