He considered, before shaking his head. "No, I realize it might be faster, but this gives me more time to let the situation develop, gives them more time to spread out. That, and I don't think you want the populous to realize that you still have portals, because Evangeline will be coming with me, and her husband left on a priority transport a few days ago. Her beating him back will make him suspicious, me thinks. Besides, I have to at least try to let Eva's people turn it around."<br/><br/>He left soon after, and informed Ama with a sending of Barid's ability to abuse portals. Done with that, he made his way to the landing pad, authorizing the transport with his troops to send a handful down, with orders to inform the locals of the coming army, but not engage anything. That got around the rules of needing to be an official part of one side, though he still couldn't deploy more than four to keep up appearances. Though it would be enough.