Devaguea learned of a rather unusual weakness in draconic physiology. They can't see for shit up close. All he was aware of was a small blur of greys, whites and soft browns landing on his nose in the middle of a meeting. It took nearly a minute for anyone else to notice the fact he had gone still, trying to get his eyes to work that close, before he slowly leaned down to present the blur to Akiros sitting on his right.<br/><br/>The castle exploded into activity at the warning, making Devaguea glad he had both hired mercs that were good at not being seen, and that they had a protocol already in place for attacks on the town. Nevermind the response protocol they had written had been meant to be used against a single large attacker, but it did mean that they could easily adjust the current one to work with lots of small ones. First was the emergency mustering of the elites, and sent Amvarean ahead with Serena, Maeger Varn, Akiros to begin, with Devaguea and Anke coming in behind them as fast as Devaguea could move. Sak'bas, Cynthia, Sydon, and Nordri would be moving out with the elites, while Kesten, Korima, Sena, Talia, and Sarianna remained behind to keep order. Allison was too busy training up Nyrissa at the moment to help, but both would be keeping an eye on the magical issues of the kingdom.<br/><br/>It was still damned cold as Devaguea took to the skies, winging his way west to join the defense of his town. As soon as the elites arrived, the problem would solve itself, which meant the attackers would have to arrive as soon as possible. And with the Marshall and Warden both arriving quickly, the situation would already be stabilizing when he arrived.