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"Now, Blackwater." Rutherford turned and smiled at the man sitting beside him.
But his hand went to the other man's shoulder. There was a brief moment of extreme tension.
Between those two, for sure, Macina felt it. She wasn't sure if anyone else did.
Rutherford's tone was insanely polite, but Macina could read him. His tone did not match him.
"That's not any way to speak to a Lady, is it?"

"..." Blackwater didn't say anything. He removed the other man's hand.

"Fine, I'll say it," Sen piped in. "What do we get outta invading Sea-Quartz?"

"As long as that portal remains open, it could pose a threat in the future," Liona reminded him.
That was for Blackwater and all those gathered here as well.
"The portal is in Ishiene's Labyrinth, which is located near to Frantz."
"It should be of great concern to all those gathered here."

Martin looked to Sen, who was seated beside him.
"This is a great front of battle, to begin with. The portal provides a natural chokepoint."
"Think of it this way," he quickly drew the outline of a map on the table with his finger.
However, by the time he finished, Erensworth had already taken out a map to share with him.
"My thanks," Martin said. He'd continue, using the real map for reference. "Say we invade Catharsis from Haven."
"The Fairy forces, in retaliation, could land their forces anywhere on the western coast."
"Really, ultimately, they would be able to choose where to strike us in return."
"We'd end up fighting a battle on many fronts."

"Now, compare that to, say, fighting a war in that doorway right there,"
Martin pointed to the door. "As long as we post forces at the door, they will hold that position."
"Everything that we do can logistically operate outward from this point."
"As long as we hold the door, we have our foothold of invasion."
"And we can focus all of our resources on protecting this base without worrying about being attacked at other landing points."

"That-" Liona stared at him for a few moments. "Is a really good point, Martin."

Martin seemed to brighten up once the idea of battle was being discussed. "My thanks, Lady Brezwicz."

"This is why a Council is valuable to me," Lana told them.
She was more cheerful now as well. It took all of her focus to stop herself from smiling.
Her hand even went to her mouth, covering it to hide her teeth.
"Each person here has a unique perspective and can tell me things I wouldn't know on my own."

Erensworth leaned over to the map and moved it more toward the center of the table.
"However, I had some thoughts of my own." He pointed to the island region between Esland and Arland.
"Catharsis. The place where Fairies have staged their invasion into the Realm Gate that leads to Hell."
"They're already fighting a difficult battle here against the Demons."
"I say we hit them from behind, recapture Catharsis, and-"

"You want us to fight for the sake of Demons?" Sen asked him.

"Well, they would make powerful allies," Erensworth told him.
"Besides, the days of Demonic Occupation are long since gone."

Y looked between the two men as if he had no idea what they were talking about.
"I've only met one Demon since coming to this world," Y told him. "He seemed like a nice fellow."
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