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Meesei, unlike many of the others, was unaffected by Harriet's presence. Most of them were aware of the purpose of the collar around her neck, but her combat prowess was enough to make them nervous. But, collar or no, Meesei knew she was capable of subduing her if the need arose. "We will leave soon enough. Galsek must be allowed to get far enough from the cave, as we will be following from distance. If he sees or otherwise detects us following him, it is unlikely he will return to his allies." She explained.
There were quite a few minutes of Meesei simply holding up her hand, concentrating on what she could feel through the ring. The weather was reasonably clear, so Galsek would be able to move without issue, but he was likely being cautious. Eventually, he did finally move far enough away that Meesei gave the order for everyone to move.
The alphas spread out among their packs, while Meesei took the lead, ensuring that Harriet was walking directly beside her. As they exited the cave, Meesei took them in the direction her ring pointed her. There were tracks in the snow along their path, but Meesei doubted they would last forever. If he intended to get rid of anyone following him, he would find a way to cover or avoid making tracks for at least a short while to throw off pursuers.
There were quite a few minutes of Meesei simply holding up her hand, concentrating on what she could feel through the ring. The weather was reasonably clear, so Galsek would be able to move without issue, but he was likely being cautious. Eventually, he did finally move far enough away that Meesei gave the order for everyone to move.
The alphas spread out among their packs, while Meesei took the lead, ensuring that Harriet was walking directly beside her. As they exited the cave, Meesei took them in the direction her ring pointed her. There were tracks in the snow along their path, but Meesei doubted they would last forever. If he intended to get rid of anyone following him, he would find a way to cover or avoid making tracks for at least a short while to throw off pursuers.
Eh, Donny hurt them both. I suppose I also should have given her response. Slipped my mind.
Also, I have thought of a solution that would pose almost no risk to everyone and would get everyone in the shuttle safely. I don't think I'll say what it is. I'll see if anyone else can figure it out.
Also, I have thought of a solution that would pose almost no risk to everyone and would get everyone in the shuttle safely. I don't think I'll say what it is. I'll see if anyone else can figure it out.
The random trigger happy civilian? We left her behind. She was not cooperating if we tried to bring her along. If you're talking about the diplomats, I haven't named either yet, but I can. Which do you mean?
As soon as Avatar heard the confrontation between the Human and Turian forces, it began modifying and running new simulations on their escape. With tension between the two groups, unit cohesion was likely to suffer and would decrease the likelihood of success. With animosity between allied forces, there was a chance that some individuals might not behave as expected for soldiers, which made it difficult to make accurate predictions on the outcome of the firefight. However, the options it simulated with the best outcomes tended to require that they quickly shift their attention to the escape to prevent further arguments.
Sifting through the thousands of recent simulations, Avatar settled on the plan of action with the highest probability of success, approximately 40%. The criteria of success in this case was the evacuation of the civilians present in the group with no severe form of further harm. The likelihood of severe injury or death for combat personnel was significantly higher. "I recommend securing civilian extraction via a distraction. Enemy forces are prepared to defend against an attacking force from any entrance to the room, the airlocks themselves excepted. Their defensive line is focused in the center of the room, which provides a weakness. Biotics have the capability of charging immediately to the center of the enemy force, and those with a tactical cloak, in low-light levels, could move to the center of the room similarly quickly. From that position, enemy forces would be unable to fire freely without a high probability of hitting their allies on any side of us. Therefore, allied forces in that position could expect less incoming enemy fire. Close range combat weapons and techniques would be the greatest danger. Attacking in this manner would provide a distraction for allied civilians, escorted by the remaining combat personnel, to sprint to the shuttle. With power in the room disabled, the manual override for the airlock could be used to access the shuttle. The surviving members of the initial attack could then attempt to reach the shuttle. Additionally, I require a digital copy your Alliance security credentials, Corporal Saraph Angelica, in order to activate and upload to the interceptor craft also docked in the airlocks."
Sifting through the thousands of recent simulations, Avatar settled on the plan of action with the highest probability of success, approximately 40%. The criteria of success in this case was the evacuation of the civilians present in the group with no severe form of further harm. The likelihood of severe injury or death for combat personnel was significantly higher. "I recommend securing civilian extraction via a distraction. Enemy forces are prepared to defend against an attacking force from any entrance to the room, the airlocks themselves excepted. Their defensive line is focused in the center of the room, which provides a weakness. Biotics have the capability of charging immediately to the center of the enemy force, and those with a tactical cloak, in low-light levels, could move to the center of the room similarly quickly. From that position, enemy forces would be unable to fire freely without a high probability of hitting their allies on any side of us. Therefore, allied forces in that position could expect less incoming enemy fire. Close range combat weapons and techniques would be the greatest danger. Attacking in this manner would provide a distraction for allied civilians, escorted by the remaining combat personnel, to sprint to the shuttle. With power in the room disabled, the manual override for the airlock could be used to access the shuttle. The surviving members of the initial attack could then attempt to reach the shuttle. Additionally, I require a digital copy your Alliance security credentials, Corporal Saraph Angelica, in order to activate and upload to the interceptor craft also docked in the airlocks."
I think we may have overlooked something. The agreement with Harriet stipulated that, for her to get a death in combat, she would need to give a public confession, which, if she agreed, would have taken place already. Would she have accepted that deal?
Also, Meesei would have given Harriet an examination to test for magical influences in her mind when she returned to her for her answer. She doesn't actually believe there are any, but she did tell the clan she would do so.
Also, Meesei would have given Harriet an examination to test for magical influences in her mind when she returned to her for her answer. She doesn't actually believe there are any, but she did tell the clan she would do so.
Meesei remained at the opening of the cave, watching Galsek as he walked away until he was out of sight, at which point she stepped back into the cave. With the enchanted ring implanted within him, there was no need to watch him, or even look for tracks. She needed only to slip the accompanying ring onto her own finger so she could feel his distance and direction. Only once he was sufficiently far away would they even need to leave the cave. Overall, they would be able to track him reliably from much farther away than usual.
In one of the cave's chambers leading to the main ruin, their attacking force was gathered, waiting on Meesei's word to move. Most of Meesei's pack, excluding Sabine, Kaleeth, and of course Rhazii, were armed, armored, and ready for their first serious fight since they left Black Marsh. Since they finally had access to a proper forge with adequate materials, their equipment was now in much better condition than it had been for months. Lorag had replaced his hammer entirely with another, sturdier hammer of the same type, and most of their blades now had more of an actual shine to the metal. The alphas of the packs involved, Oswall included, were also grouped together, waiting for Meesei to return from the surface.
Approaching Oswall and the other alphas, Meesei wasted no time in reporting on the situation. "Galsek is away. He left without incident, other than glaring at me. I will be able to tell when he gets far enough away that it will be safe to follow. It is likely that he expects me to attempt to track him, so he will probably stop to search his belongings and find the decoy. If he does, he will likely stop later on in a hiding spot to see if we are following, but we will be far enough away that he will find no such evidence. Is everyone prepared, or are there any issues we need to contend with?"
In one of the cave's chambers leading to the main ruin, their attacking force was gathered, waiting on Meesei's word to move. Most of Meesei's pack, excluding Sabine, Kaleeth, and of course Rhazii, were armed, armored, and ready for their first serious fight since they left Black Marsh. Since they finally had access to a proper forge with adequate materials, their equipment was now in much better condition than it had been for months. Lorag had replaced his hammer entirely with another, sturdier hammer of the same type, and most of their blades now had more of an actual shine to the metal. The alphas of the packs involved, Oswall included, were also grouped together, waiting for Meesei to return from the surface.
Approaching Oswall and the other alphas, Meesei wasted no time in reporting on the situation. "Galsek is away. He left without incident, other than glaring at me. I will be able to tell when he gets far enough away that it will be safe to follow. It is likely that he expects me to attempt to track him, so he will probably stop to search his belongings and find the decoy. If he does, he will likely stop later on in a hiding spot to see if we are following, but we will be far enough away that he will find no such evidence. Is everyone prepared, or are there any issues we need to contend with?"
"What I want is to be rid of you. Killing you would be nice, but this is an acceptable alternative." Meesei retorted. She placed her glowing hand on Galsek's shoulder, though she did not cast the spell immediately. "There is one warning I will give you, or rather, some advice. Leave. All of this. Find some place quiet to live out the rest of your life, and do not turn back. Because, if I find you in the service of Clavicus Vile, I will kill you; there will be no more chances. That, I promise." Meesei warned as she began to case the spell. The magic both drained and absorbed his energy to such a severe degree that he could no longer maintain consciousness. If he wanted to taunt her any more, he did not get the chance before his body gave out.
Once Galsek lost consciousness, Meesei set to work immediately. She unlocked his shackles, then laid him on the floor, flat on his stomach. She produced a knife from one of her pouches, along with the small ring she intended to implant, then started preparing the area for the first cut. Her magic could stem most of the blood flow to the area, which would limit the amount of cleanup required afterwards. The decoy ring was planted in the cloak she intended to give to him, so with Galsek properly sedated, she began the bloody work of implanting the ring.
The process of planting the ring inside Galsek's body was delicate, but Meesei knew exactly what she needed to do. Fortunately, he was Argonian, so she was able to prepare beforehand by examining the same area on her own body. He was male, but the organs she was concerned with in this procedure were no different between the two genders. The ring needed to be planted deep inside his body to prevent him from feeling it from the surface, but with her magic do guide her, it did not take long. The most time consuming portion of the process was using her magic to cause the lining of his upper intestines to grow around the ring, holding it in place. Meesei had no idea what the long term health effects of that action would be, but she did not care about Galsek's long term fate. He needed only to survive in the short term. Throughout the process, she had to make sure to keep draining his energy to keep him sedated.
Once finished, Meesei closed the wound as completely as she could and washed away the blood. Stepping outside, she grabbed the clothing and other supplies intended for him, dressed him, then called for some of the others to help carry him out of the ruin and up to the surface. They placed him down at the mouth of the cave, with half of his body sitting in the snow. Meesei motioned for the others to head back into the cave, then went about waking him. All it took was a spell of restore stamina to bring him back enough for the cold to grab his attention.
When Galsek came back to consciousness, he was propped up sitting against the wall of the cave. Meesei was the only other person around that he could see, as the others were still deep in the cave. She delivered a slight kick to his side and held out a stamina potion to him. "Here, now leave." She demanded.
Once Galsek lost consciousness, Meesei set to work immediately. She unlocked his shackles, then laid him on the floor, flat on his stomach. She produced a knife from one of her pouches, along with the small ring she intended to implant, then started preparing the area for the first cut. Her magic could stem most of the blood flow to the area, which would limit the amount of cleanup required afterwards. The decoy ring was planted in the cloak she intended to give to him, so with Galsek properly sedated, she began the bloody work of implanting the ring.
The process of planting the ring inside Galsek's body was delicate, but Meesei knew exactly what she needed to do. Fortunately, he was Argonian, so she was able to prepare beforehand by examining the same area on her own body. He was male, but the organs she was concerned with in this procedure were no different between the two genders. The ring needed to be planted deep inside his body to prevent him from feeling it from the surface, but with her magic do guide her, it did not take long. The most time consuming portion of the process was using her magic to cause the lining of his upper intestines to grow around the ring, holding it in place. Meesei had no idea what the long term health effects of that action would be, but she did not care about Galsek's long term fate. He needed only to survive in the short term. Throughout the process, she had to make sure to keep draining his energy to keep him sedated.
Once finished, Meesei closed the wound as completely as she could and washed away the blood. Stepping outside, she grabbed the clothing and other supplies intended for him, dressed him, then called for some of the others to help carry him out of the ruin and up to the surface. They placed him down at the mouth of the cave, with half of his body sitting in the snow. Meesei motioned for the others to head back into the cave, then went about waking him. All it took was a spell of restore stamina to bring him back enough for the cold to grab his attention.
When Galsek came back to consciousness, he was propped up sitting against the wall of the cave. Meesei was the only other person around that he could see, as the others were still deep in the cave. She delivered a slight kick to his side and held out a stamina potion to him. "Here, now leave." She demanded.
Avatar had been running simulations on different approaches to the situation, though it had only been able to run 468,298 instances of the coming firefight since it learned of Ruvea's injury. Overall, it could not determine within an acceptable margin of error which approach would be the most likely to succeed, but Sura's intentions of simply performing a standard room clearing operation was far from optimal.
"Alert: a standard attack is not advisable. The probability that enemy forces are creating an ambush is approximately 96%. The Human pilots of the shuttle are still alive, and the shuttle has not been breached, but enemy forces are likely capable of doing so at any time, either with a security override, or explosives. Since they have not, it is probable they intended to use the shuttle as a lure for those who survived the initial ambush. Therefore, they will expect us to attempt to return to it. I recommend executing a non-standard plan of attack to confuse the defenders." Avatar explained.
Activating its omni-tool, Avatar projected several camera recordings of the room, along with a simulated 3-D model it had created based on them which included the cover positions that enemy forces had deployed and their average distribution based on observed patrol routes. "The station VI has erased most of the virus I uploaded into the station's systems, but there is one file of consequence remaining which I concealed in the systems. When activated, it will divert all power in the airlocks towards emergency lighting, which will deactivate the primary lights, and overload the emergency lights. Are any combat personnel incapable of low-light vision?" It asked.
"Alert: a standard attack is not advisable. The probability that enemy forces are creating an ambush is approximately 96%. The Human pilots of the shuttle are still alive, and the shuttle has not been breached, but enemy forces are likely capable of doing so at any time, either with a security override, or explosives. Since they have not, it is probable they intended to use the shuttle as a lure for those who survived the initial ambush. Therefore, they will expect us to attempt to return to it. I recommend executing a non-standard plan of attack to confuse the defenders." Avatar explained.
Activating its omni-tool, Avatar projected several camera recordings of the room, along with a simulated 3-D model it had created based on them which included the cover positions that enemy forces had deployed and their average distribution based on observed patrol routes. "The station VI has erased most of the virus I uploaded into the station's systems, but there is one file of consequence remaining which I concealed in the systems. When activated, it will divert all power in the airlocks towards emergency lighting, which will deactivate the primary lights, and overload the emergency lights. Are any combat personnel incapable of low-light vision?" It asked.
As per usual, Meesei had been exceptionally busy through the night. Between crafting her enchantments, caring for Rhazii and Leaps, and checking on the bindings of their prisoners, she did not have much time for sleep. Regardless, she pressed herself forward, seemingly unaffected to those around her. The hunt had been mostly uneventful, which was likely the greatest success any of them could have hoped for. The greatest danger to the clan for the moment had passed, so they could now move to their other concerns.
Meesei went alone into Galsek's cell, now wearing a thick fur cloak as opposed to her normal attire. His shackles and chains showed signs of having been stressed, but they were still holding strong. Galsek of course started to taunt her as soon as she entered, but that was expected for any interaction with him. In most cases, she would simply ignore such provocations, but she wanted Galsek to believe he was getting something of an emotional reaction from her.
"Yes, despite your best efforts to convince me of how unworthy a pathetic worm like you is of my mercy, it has come time for you to be released. And yes, I will be giving you some supplies and adequately thick clothing. As much as I would like to see your frostbitten body laying face down in the snow, it would not be living up to my promise if I released you to die. But, that does not mean I have to be...polite about it. I do not want you causing any trouble on the way out, so I am going to render you unconscious to move you up to the surface. Besides, it would not be in my best interest to allow you to see the changes we are making to security, now would it?" Meesei explained as she stepped up to Galsek and started to charge a restoration spell in her hand.
Meesei went alone into Galsek's cell, now wearing a thick fur cloak as opposed to her normal attire. His shackles and chains showed signs of having been stressed, but they were still holding strong. Galsek of course started to taunt her as soon as she entered, but that was expected for any interaction with him. In most cases, she would simply ignore such provocations, but she wanted Galsek to believe he was getting something of an emotional reaction from her.
"Yes, despite your best efforts to convince me of how unworthy a pathetic worm like you is of my mercy, it has come time for you to be released. And yes, I will be giving you some supplies and adequately thick clothing. As much as I would like to see your frostbitten body laying face down in the snow, it would not be living up to my promise if I released you to die. But, that does not mean I have to be...polite about it. I do not want you causing any trouble on the way out, so I am going to render you unconscious to move you up to the surface. Besides, it would not be in my best interest to allow you to see the changes we are making to security, now would it?" Meesei explained as she stepped up to Galsek and started to charge a restoration spell in her hand.
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