The giant redhead continued to lean against the bar as he listened to them talk. Thane made a pensive expression and eyed both of them, listening to the crowd mumble with a mix of approval and disdain for the idea.<br/><br/>"Lets wait to volunteer before we know what we're doing, shall we?" Thane said glancing at Netty and then his eyes moved between Gray and Pontius. He chewed the inside of his cheek. "Ferrus makes a good point, Gray. But you're a smart guy, Gray -- we're out of clean water, odds are so are the Kreatures. Now let me ask you this -- where do you think they all go to drink?"<br/><br/>He raised his eyebrows expectantly, waiting for Pain to realize that going for water at the Falls would be like running a two way gauntlet. Once he was sure the man had realized this, Thane nodded. "Believe me, I had the same idea. Which is whyI sent Detta and some Elites to check it out." His face became grave. "It was before the rest of you got up this morning."<br/><br/>Thane's eyes went sharply to Pontius, "Still waiting to hear back." He would hold a gaze with Pontius a moment before glancing knowingly to Gray as well. Thane took a personal interest in the training of the Guards -- they were the defenders of his turf, they needed to know how he thought and how he wanted to protect his town in order for things to run smoothly. Their fighting skills were under Detta, their organizational and defense tactics were under Thane.<br/><br/>Thane looked at everyone else, "If there are no other suggestions, we're going to stick with a plan like the one Pontius said... Until Detta gets back from the falls." Everyone seemed to agree with just about anything Thane said and with that they started to disperse. Thane, however, stayed right where he was, a permanent frown etched into his normally fairly charismatic features.