Silence dawned upon the room and then Astrid sighed and shook her head,
"You've been here, how long?" she asked.
"A few hours," Evian answered calmly.
"And you believe that gives you enough grounds to stand there and advise me on how I should lead my forces?" Astrid asked.
"Well, I happen to have a unique outlook that I doubt anyone at the war meeting would have considered," Evian said.
Astrid put down the map in her hand and took multiple steps forward until she was a foot from Evian. Zayda stretched an arm across between them to caution Astrid against taking another menacing step.
Astrid went from looking at Zayda's arm to looking up at Evian again, keeping his gaze for a whole minute before she finally let out a sigh and looked away,
"Look at you looking all giddy like you've made a brilliant breakthrough. Your plan involves infiltration and confrontation, you said. That tells me all I need to know about it."
Evian blinked,
