The question didn't surprise her, Khalida had known it was coming as she settled back down into her seat, a map of Fereshard and the waters surrounding it before her. "We are hoping to the south, if we can direct them or get the Aeria to direct them rather, then they will have to deal with the Bitter Crags, regardless of where they land though they'll have to make it through mountains and unfamiliar forest."<br/><br/>She glanced at Merith, weighing what she was about to ask and bring forward, they had talked about it before, how could they not have, but it had never been a formal thing. "Merith, others of your Coven are here in Fereshard correct?" The blond woman nodded, understanding dawning in her eyes. The Water Coven was the closest of all the Witch's Covens and often Fereshard born Witch's returned to their homeland; it could be a boon.<br/><br/>"Then please send messages to all that you know of in the country to gather here as soon as possible, the Empire might be four days off the coast right now but if we have Witch aid, especially water and air caste then we can stretch that to at least six to eight days if not more." She smiled then, a keen edge to it. "After all I doubt the landlocked Empire will be use to the tempest such as Fereshard's coast can give." That earned a few laughs and a little relaxation of tension, it was true, the sea could be an ally, a strong one. It was part of why she planned to seek out the Undaeri, eventually. That was like to be the last place she sought for allies in the coming days, a matter of working up to it. There were the common people to train now, the Riders to use to train and ready the country, the Princess to guard and she meant to seek out the Shifter's and any Magir in the lands as well. There were many magically born or bound beings in Fereshard that would die beneath the Empire's sword if they didn't hold them back.<br/><br/>"Jerian, I will need you to serve as an introduction to the Shifter clans, all of them that you know. If we are to be doing forest fighting then they might well give us an advantage." The others murmured, happy with the plans, looking back and forth amongst themselves. Davina glanced at Khalida, her golden eyes intense for a moment and Khal recalled the woman had the blood of the first Draconics in her.<br/><br/>"What about the dragons Champion?"<br/><br/>"No." she shook her head, not wanting to even think about them. She had had to slay a dragon that had gone mad with bloodlust and she doubted it endeared her much to the race as a whole, though they had respected it. "They fall too easily to bloodlust."<br/><br/>"That is only the warm hue ones, and young foolish ones at that! My kin would help." Davina retorted, Khalida's expression darkened a touch, her violet eyes flashing with warning.<br/><br/>"No, I will not have an ally that we can not trust, not unless it is the only recourse left to us. I mean to seek out the Undaeri, they may do more to help with keeping the ships off our coast. Now let us listen to Mirhiban as she shares the news from Dalais."