"Considering you can hear a mouse sneaking about in the depths of the fortress, even through the doors, I can't talk that quietly."<br/><br/>He moved to the opposite side of the room, and gestured for Mirada to come closer. He pulled her close, almost in an embrace, and placed his lips directly against her ear, barely loud enough for himself to hear. "You can't. The townsfolk would likely turn on you, and try to fight you to 'protect' their livelihoods. Xendi's ability to terrify during an attack will see them fleeing well enough, and if she doesn't attack the town directly, it shouldn't be necessary to evacuate them. But if you come in WITH me, we can terrify and scatter the inner guards, reducing how many die there. Or would you rather Arixia mind control them into chattel for her appetites?"