It didn't take long before Reidar went down to the meeting room. Malcolm and Kate sat at a makeshift table, spread out around the same salvaged city map they used earlier to explain the situation to him.
"Ready to go save the kids?" Malcolm asked, his tone businesslike but not unkind.
Reidar nodded.
"But thorough preparation is important. I don't know what the exact situation here is. The number of monsters can be variable, and roaming groups can get bigger or smaller depending on a myriad of reasons, so I suggest we go farm a little on the way to the school. We won't be able to surprise the sprites at the school anyway."
Malcolm nodded. "I figured you wouldn't want to rush in blindly. I've already started getting the teams ready, but a full mobilization takes at least a day. We need to coordinate movements, set up supply lines, and reinforce buildings so we've got somewhere to fall back if things go south… You get the idea."
