"Everyone ready to go?" Eisen asked, looking at the soldiers that each had their new lanterns strapped to their hips, "Each frost gem will last for at most six hours. I will tell each of you to swap it out at the five hour mark to be doubly sure. Just give the used up gems to me and I'll take care of the rest. In case of some kind of emergency, make sure that each of you have five replacement gems with you at all times."
Everyone listened to the old man closely, though Brody rolled his eyes. He had been complaining about how overly careful Eisen was being, and that there was no need to exaggerate like that. But when it came to the lives of the soldiers, Eisen wanted to be as careful as he possibly could be. Yes, of course, there was always the threat of them dying – they came here knowing this exact thing. But Eisen himself would rather die than not giving the soldiers the best fighting chance they could get.
