Leighton spoke calmly but firmly, "We can't just charge in. That would only lead to more bloodshed. We need to be cautious and gather more intelligence about the whale."
Joe leaned forward, glaring. "And your solution is to send more scouts? Stop joking, teacher. You're just sending them to their graves again."
The tension in the room thickened until Glain raised his voice, "Enough! We need to think this through. That creature's movement is erratic. We can't even tell if this city will become its next battlefield."
A heavy silence fell over the table as each of them contemplated the weight of that possibility.
Then Kevin broke the silence, standing up slightly. "Then let me do it. I'll draw its attention here. With my abilities, I can lure it without getting caught."
Leo scoffed. "Idiot. You want to lure it without even knowing how fast it moves? You're asking to be vaporized."
