241 Reaching a Compromise (1/2)
Whenever she asked him what was wrong he only said that once all the girls were up they would call Rydel and everyone would discuss the plan.
With that being said, Eliza took the initiative to make a wake-up call and bring everyone to the camp's center. Once Rydel joined them, all eyes were on Jack.
”Just so you guys know, we're going to have to delay this army for five days while Trodar tries to put an army together. If we can't do that, then Trodar's in trouble.”
”Are we getting any help from Tralon?” asked Keela.
Jack shook his head. ”Sadly, he can't. If he was caught doing that then Trodat would break the war pact and that could lead to who knows how much chaos. We'll have to work without him for the most part but we don't have to fight the army directly. We'll just use delaying tactics in order to waste their time and hopefully give Tralon enough time..”
”And what tactics would those be?” Daliea stared curiously at Jack.
During all this Rydel remained quiet but his passionate stare gave the girls a sense of disapproval.
”Since all we have to do is delay the army, that's all we're going to do. Our first course of action will be to destroy any food or supplies that we can, forcing them to wait longer for the next shipment to arrive. Then, we'll target those shipments instead of targeting the army directly. By doing that we should be able to buy at least five days if not a week. Also, it'll be much easier to deal with smaller groups than the entire army.”
”Or we could just kill the general and escape.”
Again Jack shook his head. ”Rydel, we talked about this. Were not going to use sacrificial tactics when we don't have to. If there's a way for every one of us to come out of this, then that's what we're going to do.”
As Keela and Eliza nodded, Daliea squinted. ”Well… With my illusion magic an assassination might be very possible… We might even be able to--”
”I've already decided that there's no assassination. Just stick to the plan and we'll be able to hold out,” refuted Jack. ”But like you suggested, you and Rydel will be key to this plan, Daliea. You two will be the ones to infiltrate and destroy all supplies you can before escaping. Then we can just monitor the situation and target any incoming companies of soldiers with the new supplies.”
”It's not like that can't work, but wouldn't assassinating the general be faster?” She tried to sound considerate toward Jack but Daliea's experience made her feel that Rydel's idea would be far better. ”Both plans would work and I'll go along with whatever you decide, but I do agree with Rydel that killing the general would just be better.”
Keela shook her head. ”I don't know what to think because I'm new to this. I've never been in this kind of situation and I honestly don't know which would be better.”
”Same. Both ideas sound possible, but I wouldn't want to sacrifice anybody so I think we should go the safer route,” added Eliza.
”I feel the same way,” sighed Jack. ”You two may not think it's the best idea but it will get the job done and I stand by it. ”
With a shrug of his shoulders, Rydel chuckled a little bit, defeated. ”Since you're finally standing up for yourself and your ideas than I guess I'll go along with it.”
”Just tell me what to do and I'll try to make it happen,” said Daliea with a smile.
Feeling a bit better about himself Jack sat a little bit straighter. ”Rydel already knows the layout of the camp and he'll talk with you about which paths you should and shouldn't take. What I want you to do is be in charge of the escape, ensuring that both you and Rydel can get out of their alive. Most soldiers won't be a problem but it would be best if you can leave without any fighting involved. What do you think would be best given the layout of the camp, Rydel?”