Rahab tried to keep the conversation on track. But his fellow brothers were easily distracted by their different opinions on trivial subjects. Kain forbid infighting between them but that did not guarantee that they could work together. Even if it was an important topic they should work on resolving.
"Ugh, we should rally the soldiers for a quick ambush and force them into submission."
Dumah, of course. He was indeed a great strategist but the longer this went on the less attention he paid to their obstacles.
He wasn't wrong per se. It was a possibility how they could work this out. But hell they were low on fledglings and soldiers in general. Even with their followers combined their forces weren't what they once were. As Kain forbade his 6 lieutenants to fight amongst themselves they tended to have their fledglings do their fighting. And that slowly but surely showed.
There weren't usually problems so big that they needed to come together. Eternity was boring and fights contributed to their sparse entertainment.
"As much as I hate to agree with Dumah here..." It sounded like it cost Turel a lot to admit this. "This could actually be a decent solution."
"If this is the best we can do, this fucking meeting could have been a fucking scroll with a multiple choice selection!"
"If you don't sit your arse back down, Zephon, I swear on Kain's name you'll regret it! Nothing you have contributed has brought us any further!"
It was rare for Melchiah to have an outburst like this in front of the whole group. Their dispute were usually fought out in a more private setting. That meant even the youngest lieutenants nerves where irritated.
None of the others spoke up against him though. Only Zephon grumbled something unintelligibly.
Raziel took the opportunity to speak up. He had an idea and no idea if it would work but he also lacked any interest of spending more time in this room and listening to his brothers bickering.
"The South side is their weak spot. It's up against the river. They don't expect an attack there. Dumah, Melchiah, you keep them occupied on the North side. Zephon, your fledglings are the most nimble, have them check out the wall. Rahab, if Zephon finds anything, you will work on getting the wall open. Turel and I will move in with our armies and open the gates for everyone else."
His brothers gave varied reaction but Raziel rose without listening to any of them. Kain's oldest had spoken. On his way out, he gave the others one las look over his shoulder.
"Keep me updated."
