"I was just sayin'," Silverfish said. "If he ain't gonna summon me up a monster, then one of you fools will have to entertain me. Tian, you've been standing there looking stupid for a bit. You can be one of the piss poor swords that I take down. An' the other… Mm. I guess I'll have to find him."
"Better looking stupid, than sounding stupid," Tian said. "I knows I got nothing to say when you're talking strategy, so I keep my mouth shut, but you're blagging away, annoying everyone with your stupidness."
"Ehhhh? What was that you little bastard? Are you trying to make me fight you for real?" Silverfish said, taking a step towards him, and pulling his sword out.
"…It looks like this meeting is near enough over, whether we want it to be or not," Harland commented dryly. "I suppose now I ought to make sure the men are settled in, Commander?"
"Aye," Vol said. "You can tend to that now. And see about a rider."
