[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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	So that was that, the plan to head out in the morning was finalized. Four hours past midnight, well before dawn, but would still give everyone time to sleep and rest. Some needed it most Solomon observed. Erwin was the first for obvious reasons. Jazdia also looked like she could use the rest. He wasn’t sure about the scouting party, but if they had been up all day, then rest was warranted for them as well. However, something about the pale man looked as though he would be fine for several hours more, not that is mattered. He should still sleep if he was going to join the party instead of staying back with the two Antigone men.

	The pale man posed a question, and one by one people started answering it. For some, the question might have been the first time people reflected on what it was they were tasked to do. For other’s it wasn’t a pleasant conversation. But it did open the eyes of many on what killing truly meant to them.

	“Death is inevitable.” said Solomon, “Those who die early are usually those who put themselves into that risk. One does not go out into the world, wage war, or even give life without even a twinge of knowing that their might soon end. So what it’s like to kill a person, it can be heart wrenching. Nothing is safe despite everything you do. It can also be a relief. The raw emotion cannot truly be felt until you find yourself with the choice to kill. To me, death is a stepping stone. If I am the one to nudge anyone onto that stone, so be it. I don’t plan for it to truly end.”

	Solomon bowed his head to the pale man before he walked away to another spot in the camp where he intended to help keep watch. The details of the invasion would be finalized en route by the sounds of it. It would take an hour to travel to the mansion, so there would be plenty of time. Right now, it would be best to get everyone to sleep.

	“I never really killed someone before.” said Athena. Her arm was wrapped around her spear, leaning against it with her hand under her chin. “I’ve been in plenty of battles, and I have seen people be killed. Yet, I’ve never been the one to do it. I don’t think I’d feel any different had I killed. I have wounded others and have not felt guilty about it. They have always come to attack me or those around me. No. I think that if I do to protect my allies and my kingdom, then there shouldn't be any guilt. My duty done."