As Lirrah watched and waited, she set out a few explosive flasks and got her sling ready. She had thought over and over about how to put her vision to use, and came up with the idea that she'd fling the flasks at farther away detachments that were more difficult for others to see. That way, she could light their positions up [i]noticeably[/i] to point them out to the archers and mages. Of course, she'd do this once the cultists were concentrating on the bait team, when the ambush team was starting their assault.

Lirrah glanced up at Irian when he came up to her, and flashed him a friendly smile. Even for the merchant, it was difficult to tell if he was being sarcastic (Veltans and their biting sarcasm), but the truth remained: he had approached her. This was enough for Lirrah to guess at a degree of honesty behind his intentions.

[color=f49ac2]"My, my, did I say that out loud~?"[/color] Lirrah pouted sweetly, [color=f49ac2]"I was joking, of course~ but if you're hungry... hm... I only have the field rations I packed for myself. I would [i]p[/i]e happy to share, though, Iri~"[/color]

Lirrah was already in her bag unpacking some flasks, so in a motion so immensely swift that it would have been [i]uncharacteristically fearsome[/i] if she had been grabbing a knife, she set out a couple of parcels. A part of her wanted to ask Irian for money, but knew that the better practice was to build comradery. If she could have some of the Lions sample food from her homeland risk-free, and they liked it, she might actually be able to [i]sell[/i] some. Samples make sales.

[color=f49ac2]"I have some flat[i]p[/i]reads filled with melon paste and... ah,"[/color] Lirrah realized her mistake. She had packed some of her special jerky that was, while [i]profoundly flavorful[/i], also profoundly spicy. She'd scarcely met a Veltan that had even [i]seen[/i] a spicy food before, and was leery regarding whether an average person from Velt wouldn't just [i]die[/i] attempting to eat her meat.

[color=f49ac2]"Actually, that meat isn't really... [i]suited[/i] for a Veltan palate,"[/color] she said diplomatically, [color=f49ac2]"try the melon."[/color]

As if on cue, foreshadowing the danger of Lirrah's jerky, Velvetica announced the presence of enemies. Lirrah was soon able to to note every despicable presence, and grabbed for her sling.

[color=f49ac2]"I'll light up the [i]p[/i]etter-hidden ones when we strike,"[/color] Lirrah announced, strangely serious for once, [color=f49ac2]"I don't think it'll [i]p[/i]e accurate enough to do much damage at this range, [i]p[/i]ut it will give us good vision."[/color]

Lirrah took this opportunity to give Irian a nod, and then turned to the Hundi, who she at least knew was a mage, but she had her eyes closed for some reason. Well, if the order was to strike fast and hard, a fiery explosion at their feet was probably a good way to begin.