Arturo felt his muscles tense involuntarily while processing the audacity of the proposal, the way the Gold-ranks' leader presented it shamelessly as though it were a perfectly reasonable option instead of tactical suicide.
Selphira said nothing immediately, but Arturo noticed a subtle change in her posture.
A small inclination of her head indicating she was evaluating the situation from multiple angles, considering not just what they were saying but also what the complete configuration revealed about the true nature of the enemies' position.
Her eyes were calculating something that Arturo couldn't quite identify yet but that seemed to be generating conclusions that increased her tension incrementally.
Arturo decided to test the ground with a response that committed to nothing but opened space for additional dialogue.
