Jennifer
*The day after the attack on the bandits, Sivne would be sitting out on the balcony of the inn. She had a mug of beer on the table next to her as she had her hooves up on the railing, leaning back in her chair reading a book.*
Philip
*Sonja had thought the opportunity to talk with Sivne would have come sooner. Although disgruntled at having to actually start the job before an explanation was given, this was mitigated by the fact she had successfully helped nearly 20 beastkin slaves escape to freedom later that day. The Ursinoid soon found her companion on the balcony, taking a seat at the opposite side of their table.*

"...Now's later." *She stated flatly, her icy eyes taking in the balcony view.*
Jennifer
"Mmh. Haven't had a moment away from the soldiers we were marching with. And I don't intend on telling the other two the full plan." *She let out a grunt, folded her book and took a drink from her mug.* "Not here, though. Let's take a walk, the walls have ears."
Philip
*So that explained it. Sonja cast a glance towards Sivne, a bit surprised that part of the plan was to be withheld from Carlyn. The newcomer, though, she understood that. But Sonja didn't object, suspecting that the reason for it would soon become apparent. And so the Ursinoid nodded silently, rising to her feet.* "A valid concern." *She nodded in agreement. A public gathering place wasn't great for a secret discussion, after all.*
Jennifer
*She stood up, leaving her book on the table and bringing her mug with her. She headed out of the inn without saying anything. She'd walk to a nearby park, since it was early in the morning there wasn't anyone else around, at least not nearby.* "I hope you haven't spent the last week assuming we're actually going to *Work* For the enemy."
Philip
*The Ursinoid surely followed. Was a park better then a balcony? Maybe. Besides themselves, the open space appeared to be devoid of ears. And at least out here they would be able to see anyone coming.*

"...That's exactly what it looks like we're doing, doesn't it?" *Sonja huffed.*
Jennifer
"That's the point, it looks like it. I plan on using this contract as a disguise. Do you want the long or short version of the plan?" *She's had a whole week to let this plan formulate in her head, and probably rehersed telling it several times over in her mind. She walked slowly through the park, constantly aware of her surroundings.*
Philip
"..." *Sonja paused as it all clicked for her. A disguise? She might have been able to play along better had she known earlier. Though the Ursinoid felt a bit foolish at jumping to the conclusion they were aiding the enemy, that was behind them now. Sonja's interest piqued, her next response shouldn't have been much of a surprised.* "...The long version."
Jennifer
"The recruiter is a fool, I don't know why she thought hiring beastkin to fight beastkin was a smart idea." *She grunted.* "I suspect she'll send us out soon to go on raids. The first part of the plan means gaining some renown. We'll hit slaver camps and bring back one or two willing slaves as 'prisoners of war' and report wiping out raiding parties." *She paused, wondering what Sonja thought about the first part of the plan.*
Philip
*Sonja paused for a moment, rubbing her chin.* "Well... Won't they notice if we're attacking the slavers on their side instead of bandits and raiders?" *The Ursinoid mused thoughtfully. Clearly she was already on board with the idea of using their presence to strike back against the Upper Mentians. But if they got found out, it wouldn't be pretty.*
Jennifer
"Wipe them all out. We only need to do this once or twice, just enough to move the plan along. The next step is to make contact with leadership from both sides. We meet the marshal, figure out how good he is in a fight. We'll need to make contact with the warlords while being mindful of spies. Then when the time is right, we decapitate the leadership here."
Philip
*The Ursinoid seemed satisfied with this explanation as she nodded slowly. Sonja supposed if there was no one left alive to spread word, it would be easy enough to get away with it. But she seemed less certain with the second part of the plan.* "...I see, a bold plan. But even if we managed to disembowel the marshal and his lackies, surely there would be someone just as despicable to replace him?"
Jennifer
"This isn't the capital. All we need to do is paralyse leadership. I doubt they'll find a good replacement. If he's a useful idiot we'll use that to our advantage." *She nodded and drank some of her beer.*
Philip
*Sonja nodded slowly. She supposed the frontier was the best place to perform an assassination and get away with it. But the Ursinoid was quite aware that just paralyzing the leadership alone wasn't going to get any beastkin liberated.* "...Well, what happens once we've done that?"
Jennifer
"I can't plan that far ahead. That depends on what the warlords have to say. Meeting them is going to be a struggle, i'm sure they have spies."
Philip
"...Then we'll have to see how things unfold." *Sonja concluded with a nod.* "But we'd be wise not to put our full trust in them either."
Jennifer
"I don't trust them, but as long as we have a common enemy we might be able to come to an agreement." *She nodded.*
Philip
*Sonja nodded silently.* "Your logic seems sound." *She cast a glance around. They were still alone.* "Was there anything else to the plan, then?"
Jennifer
"Not for the moment. I expect that this information stays between you and me." *She finished off her beer and nodded.* "That's all for now."
Philip
"Of course." *Sonja nodded.* "We'll talk about it more as the plan progresses< I presume." *She turned to head back towards their inn.*