The first roster contained more authority than carrying capacity.
Three faction delegates sat around the table with their preferred names already written down. Each had an excellent reason why the others should provide support while their own candidate handled the recovered core.
Nobody had yet mentioned who would carry a person with a broken leg.
I looked at the space beside the proposed return route. It contained two neat arrows and no names. Apparently we were all expected to become easier to transport after something went wrong.
I kept that observation to myself for the moment. One delegate was still explaining why placing his candidate at the center of the first group would benefit everyone. Interrupting him would only give him a reason to explain it again.
Instead, I drew a small box beside the return arrow and wrote "carriers" inside it. Then I left it empty where everyone could see.
Veylan let them finish.
