He gave Meridia a feral smile, before shrugging. "I happen to know more about this place than you would think. And I know that a front on battle is merely a fast way of committing suicide. But we are going to either need bait, and judging from how 'hotly' he pursued you, that makes you the best and obvious choice for that plan, or an ambush, preferably both. And soon if we want those people it took back in any condition to be useful to anyone afterwards. But yes, lets take our time, letting it consume, torture, or otherwise amuse itself with them. But if you would rather, than we can use the bait plan, and find a suitable location to ambush it."<br/><br/>He was ribbing her, being flippant to avoid thinking about what the white was likely doing to the people it had captured, though he soon turned his attention to setting up the field he would need to protect himself. He did have an idea for a novel protection, though any elemental damage that was sustained over time would screw that idea over. It was to burst the shield, overpowering it to catch the entire attack, but only for a second or two.