Chapter 145: Poised For Battle (2)
The rest of the meeting was carried out in silence for the most part. Adrian tossed his strategy of allowing the elves to pass and attack the outpost the following day.
Once they have the outpost under their control, a small group would head into Nexaria to scope out the situation and gather intel regarding the ongoings of the Church and the Ravens.
Since Adrian, Amelia, and Sophia had lived in Nexaria, they would be included in the task force along with A’Mila and a few others from the tribe.
Much to Akila’s annoyance, he would become the next Chieftain just in case they didn’t return, which meant Akila would stay behind in the Wilderness.
The Banurs would hold their control over the outpost for two days. If the task force didn’t return, they were instructed to destroy the outpost, denying the Nexarians a path to their new settlement. This decision carried heavy consequences if things went south.
Akila and the council understood the risks and were against that idea as they thought two days wasn’t enough time for such a complex mission. But A’Mila silenced the objections.
Adrian had already informed her about his plan when they went to ’live in the moment’ last night. There was a high probability that they won’t return to the Wilderness.
They were about to launch an assault on the Church. A mission that would likely end in tragedy. After all, unlike the Zodiacs, Adrian lacked the manpower and resources necessary to bend the Church to his will. He was acutely aware that their mission had real possibility of failure.
But he and A’Mila were hell-bent on saving Vesper, no matter the cost. If things went south, Adrian was even prepared to unleash the [Soul Devourer] to buy the rest some time to escape. However, he conveniently hid this fact from everyone, knowing they would disapprove of it.