[h2][color=af9d80][b]Roger Falkner and Shortclaw[/b][/color][/h2]

The Steel Princess conceded a point that the necromancers would no doubt be at least somewhat aware of the Lions' presence.  Her plan, however, already appeared to factor this in- they would not simply passively bait the foe out, rather the Lions would provoke them in an act of iconoclasm to rouse them into reaction.  With any luck, Roger surmised, such a spur of the moment retaliation would prove sloppy and lacking in planning.

Velvetica announced that she was going to allow the Lions to volunteer for roles- at her sole discretion, of course.  Roger already believed he knew the role he was most suited for.

Lirrah, the Nem merchant, was busy haggling with Kayliss for poison components.  Roger wasn't sure if she'd be tagging along.  She was quite useful as a supplier, and one could make the argument that she was too valuable logistically to risk in combat.  On the other hand, she was also a decent archer and grenadier, made even more lethal by the disarming facade of harmlessness that she had mastered.  Kayliss might be the Lions' dedicated assassin, but Roger suspected that Lirrah would be quite the deadly infiltrator if she needed to be.

Sir Guillaume had already volunteered to play the role as bait.  No surprise there- he was the archetypical knight-in-shining-armor, the sort of beacon of chivalry and courage that Roger's mother would want him to emulate.  This meant he would be just the kind of person whom they would expect would vandalize the necromancer's effigies with minimal regard for being retaliated upon even if outnumbered.

[color=af9d80][i]If they see him riding around and tearing their icons apart, they'd have little reason to assume that it's part of a trap, because that's just what valorous men like him do.[/i][/color]

[color=af9d80]"Shortclaw and I volunteer to take part in the ambush team,"[/color] he announced.  [color=af9d80]"We're not exactly suitable to play the role of bait, but we're quite confident in our ability to outflank and pursue."[/color]  The griffin rider looked around at the others, awaiting to see what roles the others would be volunteering for.

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