[Right][H2][color=#9cb6c3]Solomon Sparrow[/color] & [color=#B5BDA5]Athena Voltspear[/color][/H2][/right]
[right][b][color=#9cb6c3]Location: [/color][/b] Kindeance [/right]
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	Athena turned to look at Charles and Farris as Veronica was giving the report. They nodded at the parts where they encountered difficulty in completing their mission, as to confirm their failures. That was bothersome. But it did lead credence to Stritzel being very prepared for a confrontation. Under normal circumstances, being as close to Meche as she was, it could be argued she was protecting her place of residence. But there were too many red flags to ignore about how she went about with it. And then there was Delving. Athena knew of the King’s rocky relationship with that noble house. Especially since they had power within the navy, and their heir was the admiral. If Stritzel was working with Delving, and she was going to fortify her manor with barely any occupants, something was off.

	“I don’t suppose you were able to actually count how many guards the manor had?” asked Athena.

	“Eh, no, not really.” replied Charles, “With Lady Veronica unable to peak inside, and the walls getting in the way…”

	“No, Veronica was able to infiltrate the manor," interrupted Farris, "How else did we know it was mostly empty? It was her scry attempt that failed. Besides, we were also spending a bit of time trying to get the geolocator operational.”

	“Yeah, I suppose. We worked on the locator while Lady Veronica did her thing.” replied Charles, “At least we can confidently say that any guards the place does have hasn’t changed since we started scouting. They haven’t any reinforcements. You know, from outside the manor.”

	“Yet”

	Athena nodded, as her ears twitched towards the conversation between Jazdia and Veronica. Charles and Farris noticed, too, as the bear twins were also asking questions. Some planning had begun, and it was now best to focus their attention back to Veronica. After a bit of confirming the involvement of Jonas, and the motivations of Stritzel, a plan of action was starting.

	“Under the cover of the night sounds ideal.” affirmed Solomon. For the entire debrief, he stood silently listening, “and though I might not appear the best suited for it, I can accompany Veronica throughout the night. She is right, everyone needs their sleep, and I do not wish for anyone to require Thernous insomnia pills. Speaking of, Erwin needs the sleep most of all.”

	After Charles and Farris spoke up, Athena replied, “Really? As much as we want to avoid calling it, we need to lay siege to the mansion. We could use your help.”

	“They do bring up a good point.” said Solomon, “We should not bring the carriage, it is too large and creates too much noise. Having someone keep watch over it is not a terrible idea. If we take the horses, it will be hard to move it. Our window is small if everyone is to sleep and be ready come before dawn. We don’t have any more time to reposition, nor do we have time to delay another day.”

	“Fine then, I trust you guys enough to know what you’re doing.” said Athena.