<div class="floatright">(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/a3af2715-5c48-431c-998f-ee41b8356baa/dde54aq-70e10b45-529b-4519-aa7c-4acd7d03efe4.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2EzYWYyNzE1LTVjNDgtNDMxYy05OThmLWVlNDFiODM1NmJhYVwvZGRlNTRhcS03MGUxMGI0NS01MjliLTQ1MTktYWE3Yy00YWNkN2QwM2VmZTQucG5nIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.qLOaog1qruejaa7IXXKVOGOcnPL4g1R_45gkKhomjeo)</div><div class="floatleft">(https://static1.e621.net/data/sample/62/f0/62f08d27df77b4bb4ddb413e7b6d4d29.jpg)</div>Diabelle was keeping herself busy with her new scrolls and converting one wizards nonsense into well... her nonsense. Like many a wizard before her she was working tirelessly on magical research. Her fields of magic were ones most suited to a noble rider of the Moonglow but the spells she penned were for the courts and now for warfare. If Diabelle wanted her fiancée to succeed she had to adjust her spells to match the cause. Meantime she took note of Songbird and Keki and how the pair were resting. She walked over and took a seat at the bed watching over them.<br/><br/>Darius in the meantime had put to work his crafting of oils suitable for war and felt he had a measure of success. It would be his small ace in the hole in case things went badly or they were up against a much stronger opponent. As he worked he couldn't help but shake the feeling that he had missed something important and it was staring him in the face. Yet he was not able to solve it. When he returned he saw Keki and Songbird sharing the double bedroll and yet Keki and Diabelle were not sleeping.<br/><br/><strong>"We still have a lot to do and less time to do it in."</strong>Darius said softly as he approached Diabelle. His hand brushed her arm as she stood up to move off do she could ready herself for bed.<strong>"Best get some rest. And I'll bring four horses but Songbird will ride with me until she is fully rested."</strong>Darius had something on his mind but at the moment he didn't have the words and tone for now. Better to save his policy for later. Diabelle in the meantime would have similar lines but more on the subject of men for outfitting weapons. Mercenaries were only as loyal as the money. But they might not have enough loyal followers between them to deal with an army of ten thousand strong. So there would need to be some measure of equalizer. For her it was in the form of magic and as she began to get some sleep she was thinking of ways to level the playing field.