" It is the runic master," said Sarah… he was the new member of the council so everyone was curious as to what he will say.
"Yes, he is the one I was talking about before…the runic master Joseph who was researching on a magical device found in one the ruins."
"Before I start speaking...
He bowed deeply….
…..I would like to thank the empress for the unification of Memoria which gave all runic masters a chance to research together all the ruins of Memoria, with the help of so many ruins we finally had access to a device foreign to the land of Insaria and deciphered it's ancient magic ."
"Also I would like to thank lady dani for giving me a chance to represent all the runic masters."
Dani smiled and said..
"It is a pleasure to have you join us here, Sir and thank you and the other masters for the device. We are also very happy to see you speak kind words about the empress."
She looked around at everyone present in the room while saying this but one person was not looking well.
"Casper, are you alright , you don't look too well."
He was keeping his head down and dani understood it must be because of what Jospeh said about Melania, he is blaming himself again.
Danver too was worried about Casper, his eyes were puffed as well but no one spoke about it.
To give everyone assurance, Casper stood up… "I am alright everyone, let's listen to Sir Joseph' strategy."
Coooughh, Coooughh….
"It is going to be long conversation please bear it with me….
As we got to know the three cruelmancers are not here in Insaria by deuxa which is evident as our knights have also not found them here…
The remaining nations of Mesa, Morquine , Azeth and Eleris are left to be searched
Everyone nodded…
This device which we deciphered from the ruins of Morquine, utilizes the divine magic to stun the opponent for a moment of 3 seconds.
With this we can deal a fatal blow to the cruelmancer
WOW….. everyone was stunned by the use of this device
But…
His eyebrows were raised up in tension
…. there are three risks we have to take, firstly it will take atleast 5 seconds to load a device and the minimum requirement is that the power of a head priest and above, meaning Saintess dani ,you too. With your power we would be able to lessen the loading time as well.
Secondly, it can be aimed at only one opponent and loaded only three times a day, meaning we have to target a stronger cruelmancer and ensure we kill him.
Thirdly, we have only one device so we need to gather as much intel about their location in a shorter time."
Hmmm
"That is an excellent plan Sir Jospeh.The advantage is really big that we can disregard the risks, but we have to plan accordingly so that we can aim to nullify these risks."
Everyone seemed to agree to what Dani said
"Casper I want you to send a team of espionage each to Mesa, Azeth and Eleris now immediately and give the captain of each team the same stone we have given the knights here in Vasta."
"Their duty is to find any irregularities or clues they notice and immediately send the signal. And if they do not find anything there, they are to guard the place of ancient treasure."
"What about Morquine?" Casper asked….
"Don not worry, I have some other plans regarding it , will inform you all at the right time."
Casper stood up from the chair..
"I will take my leave to inform them now and come here soon for the meeting."
"Okay, till then we will discuss about some other things."
He left and headed straight to his room.
He removed a whistle from his cupboard which he had hidden deep withing his clothes.
Swissssssssh….a noise came out from his whistle and immediately within seconds the men with black clothing covering their face came to his room from the window.
"Lord, You called us ? the noise was resonating with the bracelet hidden in our sleeves and hence we hurried."
"Oh….. Rodriguez, lady dani has assigned you three a task. Each of you have to head with your team to Azeth, Mesa and Eleris ."
He removed the stone from his locker in the cupboard.
"I am giving these stones to you."
He then explained them what dani was expecting them to do on this mission
"Are you well versed with the task now?"
They unanimously nodded their heads.
But Rodriguez was worried about something else.
"Lord, what about here in Vasta, we are still keeping eyes on the imperial faction and the demon faction."
"Yes, about that do not need to worry, lady dani has planned something for them too."
They bowed and quickly left. They were wearing black clothes in broad daylight , anyone could have noticed them. But they are trained in speed so no one can see them, they are also trained in underwater travelling for the same purpose. They are very swift.
Casper shut the door and headed to the meeting room.
Loud noises of argument were coming from inside the room.
Seems like they are arguing about something, Casper thought.
He opened the door and every one shut their mouths as though waiting for him to come.
He was shocked for their fast change in attitudes.
"Casper, thank god you came so soon…
Sarah said …..we are unable to reach a consensus about one thing, we need you to give us your input."
"Yes…yes , you are the Lord commander, surely you would add great value with your words.."
It was Danver speaking in such a sweet tone too.
He looked at dani, she was in some deep thought with no expressions on her face just staring blankly in the space around.
"Let him sit on the chair first then we can discuss further."
Joseph said with such a big smile on his face.
Even jospeh was involved in this I suppose.
"What it is sarah, jospeh and danver?"
Casper was annoyed as they have never spoken to him in such sweet words. Something seems wrong with them.
"Let me tell you, while you were away, lady dani told us whether we should divide our forces or attack together as one force."
"I had an opinion different from Sir danver and Sir joseph. I think we should divide our forces among the nations and leave immediately in the evening"
"Let me continue, I agree partially to lady Sarah and wanted us to leave tomorrow once we get any news from the espionages. But Sir danver thoughts are something completely different from both of us."
"Danver, let me hear from you too, what is your idea?"
"Casper, I think we should fight together as one team because if we are separated, they will tackle us easily and break us apart."
Casper heard everything but before stating his views he wanted to hear from dani.
"Lady dani why aren't you saying anything?"
"I wanted to speak but these people were speaking so loudly I thought to let them be as we can reach the conclusion sooner that way. And before I was going to stop them you arrived."
She could finally say something. She had asked them this as a way for more ideas to pop up, but they were just blindly arguing.
"So, listening to all of your opinions, I came to the conclusion that we can wait till the espionages send us any message and see if we have to divide our forces accordingly or not. I guess I still have to convince you all."
She looked towards Casper, "Tell me , approximately how much time would it take them to reach the nations and navigate and tell us the news."
"Eleris- shortest time by today afternoon
Mesa- a bit far from Insaria but smaller in size so by today evening
Azeth- very far from, so till night
We can wait till the afternoon and complete our preparations so we can head out immediately."
"See, I guess I have convinced you all and whether to fight together or not would depend on their locations if they are separated or together."
Hmmm
Casper agreed too and said
"Well, I want to just say one thing that Mel, I mean the empress always used to say that battles are always won wisely. So we should strategize our every move prior and be one step ahead of our enemy. We cannot be hasty."
All their doubts and worries were cleared listening to the words of the empress and remembering it.
They were just blindly giving opinions without thinking deeply.
"Lady dani, we…
Danver before continuing looked at everyone for their approval and they nodded…all agree to your plan. It was foolish on our side to argue with each other."
Casper still had something to say, " This time period is for them, they are trained well , not for everyone, in case of emergency what.....
He was about to complete his sentence but .....
A golden light suddenly shone inside the meeting room.