Jyuuzou's brows furrowed as he focused in on the markings being drawn by Kaleissa. At first, he couldn't really tell what she was drawing, but after a few more strokes, a crude, but accurate map appeared on the table. It then occurred to him that most Jakuzoku he's met before weren't the fondest of having a physically drawn map. He wondered briefly why that was, but soon turned his attention back towards the matter at hand.<br/><br/><span style="color: violet">"It may be premature to say that Jakuu, Kanzem, and Sabaku are accounted for."</span><br/><br/>Jyuuzou listened in silence as Kaleissa began to explain her reasoning. After a few moments, he nodded as he realized the mistake in his thought processes; it was just as she said - merely being unaware of something's existence was not proof in and of itself that it did not exist. His brows furrowed as she then continued by listing promising areas in her Jakuzoku homeland. As he himself had never travelled to the region, their general locations based on the map Kaleissa was drawing was the limit of his knowledge.<br/><br/><span style="color: violet">"I know for certain that there are ruins here, not far from the site of the battle of Isth-Kalam, but I have not had the opportunity to return to search them. After all, I'm not particularly welcome in Kanzem."</span><br/><br/>Jyuuzou blinked for a second, before nodding in understanding. He chided himself mentally for having forgotten so quickly that, while he had performed the Ritual with her, the world around them would still see Kaleissa as a Jakuzoku. Furthermore, as a Jakuzoku, it was inevitable that such things came along with the package. This status would be something that they would have to plan around while travelling as a group. However, in respect to her reputation in Kanzem, Jyuuzou did not foresee it as a problem that would be particularly difficult to resolve. Unless the crimes that Kaleissa have committed warrant a dead-or-alive bounty, the debt which the Eagle owed him would probably suffice to resolve this. Given the potential rewards, he'd call in this favor...by force if need be. However, Jyuuzou also did not wish for his own personal reasons to cause someone he held no ill-will towards to be accused of any unwarranted wrongdoings. In the end, he was General, and was someone that Jyuuzou himself actually held in rather high regards. As such, he decided to keep this knowledge to himself for now, as it was still unknown whether they could resolve this difficulty by themselves or not.<br/><br/><span style="color: violet">"As for South Kaminoyama...that half of the kingdom has not had a capital city in over a decade, not since the White Dragon became Ryu. She, and the cities themselves in fact, tend to roam, the latter more predictably than the former. That said, there are plenty of ruins half-buried in volcanic ash; the only question is which of them are ancient and which are not. The Kaminoyaman city of Grandem should still be near the Jakuu border, and it may be a good place to start. Crossing the swamplands…It may be easier to traverse the desert, especially with Jyuuzou. Shall we go south then?"</span><br/><br/>Jyuuzou smiled lightly at Kaleissa's final consideration. It was true that their progress might be hampered by his relative inability to easily traverse unfamiliar ground. However, to assume that he had no experience with swamp-like terrain would be a mistake. Given that fighting with Kanzem generally consisted of fending off would-be raiders, the vast majority of the time spent while on duty would naturally be within Kanzemic territory. Thus, it stands to reason that many assume Kanzemic armies perform well only because of their easily traversed grasslands. It always surprised people to learn that, in general, the mercenaries hired by Kanzem are more than passably familiar with the effects of terrain-modifying spellcraft.<br/><br/>Those commandered by more inexperienced individuals all learn the hard way that no, they were not the first to think of suddenly converting the area underneath the battlegrounds into swampland.<br/><br/>Jyuuzou turned to look at Rei.<br/><br/><span style="color: gold">"This one has no objections to this plan of action. What say you, scholar?"</span>