Olivia scowled, "I'm not dead yet, right?" One of her controlled Warpieces turned to face Magispark before she released the bond on the machine. She pushed past Hendrix and followed Judas off the ship.<span style="font-style: italic">Seriously.</span><br/><br/>------<br/><br/>The land was part of the large cleared area, largely dominated by ruins of a civilisation long abandoned. The flora had already begun to retake what had been lost during that period of time, presumably right after the Calamity. Cobblestone paths were split open by the roots of trees, moss and vines covered the worn buildings. The outer edges of the ruins were left empty, save for the tallest which were used as watch towers. In the distance, he could see soldiers already marching off to secure the crashed Redloch ship.<br/><br/>Judas beckoned for them to follow him, knowing to go to the command tent for instructions and other advisories. He followed the stream for a bit, following directions of resting footmen to reach an unmarked building. The door was bashed inwards, its lock broken. He entered it, only to be stopped by an entire squad of guards, who barred their progress to the flight of stairs to the next level, "Casters and officers only. You need the documents."<br/><br/>"Right," Judas said, picking out a neatly folded set of papers and passed it to one of the men. Olivia trailed behind them slightly, trying to peek over the shoulders to read the documents. The rest did not slack off as it happened. Probably due to the appearance of a Redloch ship overhead.<br/><br/>About a minute passed, then they returned with the papers. "That seems to be in order. You may proceed."<br/><br/>"They are with me." He gestured to his students and Magispark.<br/><br/>"Of course."<br/><br/>Judas made his way up the flight of stairs uneventfully, entering a floor where the walls were broken down to form a large room. Inside, there were several people who moved around a large map spread over a makeshift table. Near one of the edges, a man who literally stood at least a head higher than most peered circled the map before speaking to some of the others who were beside him.<br/><br/>------<br/><br/>"Oh, and the wildlife on the way gets increasingly hostile and.... diverse as you make your way there." Malandrax drawled, "Try not to draw too much attention to yourselves as a battle with the larger creatures may result in the rails being damaged; something we don't want. Three platoons will work on the defenses while the remaining two rotate shifts for the watch. There should be some sort of encampment sent by a smaller scout team earlier, they have yet to report," He noticed the group of Casters, accompanied by Magispark, clustered near the top of the landing but returned his attention to the lieutenants, "report back, so it may be negligence or something worse. Be sure to give frequent reports. The armored carriage should have returned so you should brief your men along the way. That is all, dismissed."