When Zaos headed toward his room, he found his lieutenants waiting for him. Since he had some serious things to talk about with them, he decided to let them enter his room.
"The commander gave the permission to do as we see fit, but we can't rely on the other soldiers, at least for the time being," Zaos said.
"That is probably for the best, many of them are recovering from the previous battles, and some of them are still considering deserting. We certainly can't afford to worry about that kind of trouble," Cohnal said.
"Still, there isn't much we can do with only five hundred when the enemy has more than twenty-five thousand mercenaries on their side," Melisse said.
"Trying to face them directly is too dangerous since they will be on high alert after the invasion," Cohnal said. "What is the plan, Captain?"
