He rolled his eyes at the crimson snake, before moving his hands over those of Sthenae's that clutched at the scroll, easing it out of her grip in soothing strokes over her fingers, withdrawing and putting it on the table, then straightening it out.<br/><br/>"What we can do is start small and work up. This group is newly created. We hardly know the others. Taking on some lesser targets, like the Brute, or that pirate, will let us familiarize ourselves with each other's capabilities and work to compliment them better. We serve those we are ostensibly defending poorly if we rush around unthinkingly and ineffectively. When we are an actual team, we move on to enemies we need to take as one"<br/><br/>"When the time then comes for the queen, I think besides there will be some worth in making the.. atmosphere the Republic has taken on work for us. She rules a kingdom. The notables, as you might call them, of the political factions of the day, seek to advance themselves and their station through military conquest in other lands. It would not be hard to steer one of them towards hers, and draw her out thusly, giving cover to our own activities against her."<br/><br/>And perhaps let the people of the Republic have a few less demagogues to labour under the burden of in the aftermath, if we're lucky, went thoughts that extended on the matter.