The meeting was already over. She'd have to apologize to Gil later.  However, the unfamiliar weight on her back had her smiling once more.  Lethe turned her attention to the room once more. Eveyone had dispersed into smaller groups, though she saw a clump of her squad.  She snuck past a chatting Georg and Joaquin and positioned herself at Adair's shoulder.<br/><br/><span style="color: silver">"Sorry."</span><br/><br/>Deimos glanced over at her and offered a rare word. "You look happy." His lips curved in a smirk, knowing eyes resting on the hilt protruding from her shoulder.<br/><br/><span style="color: silver">"I am."</span>Lethe confessed shyly, eyes looking down in embarrassment.  She missed the curious looks the other shared at her unexpected bashfulness.<span style="color: silver"> "Very happy."</span>After a moment, she glanced up, smile still toying with her lips.<span style="color: silver"> "Someone debrief me?"</span><br/><br/>"Master Guilford agrees with your formation.  He wants Georg, Vlad, and Joaquim in the back. Natalie and Alfrei will each take an offensive spot.  We're free to fill the rest."  Leon piped up from where he was speaking with Natalie.  It sounded like the two had been discussing instructors they’d shared in training.<br/><br/>Lethe hummed thoughtfully, mentally imagining the suggested formation.<span style="color: Silver">"Okay.. we'll keep a rotating formation. I don't want our side guard over-tiring themselves.  Cricket and Deimos will rotate one spot; the rest of us will take the other."</span>A frown overtook her countenance; she wouldn’t be able to keep a tank by Valiar’s side.  While she didn’t doubt Gil’s squad’s competence, she doubted any of them understood the importance she placed on her cleric.<span style="color: Silver">“Deimos or Cricket will take Valiar’s left side then; Natalie can take his right; Alfrei in front of Cricket; and finally Leon, YunQiao, and I will share the last two spots.  Our route?"</span>YunQiao took over, having drifted over from his discussion with Hyuga.  More thoughtful hums acknowledged his words before Lethe nodded.<br/><br/><span style="color: Silver">"Alright. I'll check with Master Guilford to see if he's ready to move out."</span>With a final smile, the white-haired Knight slipped off.<br/><br/>Gil was still speaking with Brynhildr so she waited a polite distance away.  Her eyes roved the room once more, catching sight of her reflection in a window pane.  More specifically, she caught sight of the hilt of her newest sword.  The reminder of her new blade, and all the thoughtfulness that had gone into it, elicited another bright smile to her face.  Grisia, Lesus, and Roland were much too generous.  They already lent her their "younger brother" to her as her Vice Captain and now to have this as well.  She wrapped her arms around herself, unable to contain her joy otherwise.