“It always comes down to the right man in the right place, does it not?” asked Thane. It seemed a rhetorical question because an instant later he walked to the flap of his tent and poked his head out, speaking to his newly acquired aide. “Decide what we will need to complete our expedition and give the appropriate orders and get me the underminers or tunnelers or whatever they are called. Everyone else can wait.”<br/><br/>He shut the flap and turned towards his visitor. “So tell me what a man of your skills can do for me. Can you get past the wall yourself or will you need to be placed there? And once there, what will a lone person be able to do? Can you get that gate open?”