Strolling into the area while following a member of the Guild who had come to retrieve them on their approach, the gathered strikeforce stood eight cultivators strong - plus four other noncombatants. Nysoi knew she had nothing on the two leading them toward potential confrontation… and the three Void Defense members had specialized intellectual roles that made their martial leanings, like the healer of the group, more defensive than anything.
But they were all armed while approaching the heavy canvas reinforced with essence-treated wooden supports anchored to the ground. Inside, maps were pinned to boards that could be moved with cultivator strength, but weren't exactly temporary fixtures. It clearly was not the setup of people planning only a quick evacuation.
