He gives it. Reluctantly, but he gives it. It is foolish to attack Cair Paravel in the first place, but if they are determined to do it, they may as well do it as directly as possible from the most advantageous position he can suggest, and get there along a route that will offer minimal delays and minimal chance to be spotted too early.
In hardly a day, the plan takes shape. Over the course of a few more, he gets them moving, sending the most careful and stealthy scouts ahead to check their path.
And he appoints Bristle leader - because, he explains, he has a secret errand to run. He does not expect it to take very long, but he can't put it off another day. If he has not returned by the time they arrive, they must go ahead without him.
He takes the smiths' contraption with him when he goes.
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Date: 2014-07-02 01:39 am (UTC)In hardly a day, the plan takes shape. Over the course of a few more, he gets them moving, sending the most careful and stealthy scouts ahead to check their path.
And he appoints Bristle leader - because, he explains, he has a secret errand to run. He does not expect it to take very long, but he can't put it off another day. If he has not returned by the time they arrive, they must go ahead without him.
He takes the smiths' contraption with him when he goes.