The two days moved swiftly.
Jake spent the first day in planning sessions that stretched from morning into late evening, maps spread across the villa's administrative table, Ankerita and Maudlina on one side, Maureen on the other, everyone contributing what they understood about military engagements while Jake ran the system's assessment of the dungeon details against the scout reports Ankerita had collected.
Maureen had agreed without hesitation when Elise brought the request, arriving at the villa within the hour with the focused energy of someone who had been looking for a purpose since her sister had stopped needing rescuing.
"Coordinated military opposition," she said, reading through the scout reports with the quick absorption of someone used to processing tactical information fast.
"They hit the third group simultaneously. That means either a signal-based command structure or a commander with area-of-effect capability."
She looked up.
