<strong>"I may have been unclear concerning the idea of using bait. Both men and women of all body types have been taken in more or less equivalent numbers, so it's not necessarily true that a pretty young woman would be a better type of bait than an old man, for example, or a muscular young man. Your suggestion for a trap isn't bad, though, and it would at least let us know what sort of intelligence we're dealing with. An intelligent enemy would suspect that we're setting up a trap by leaving one rowhouse less guarded. A less intelligent enemy would stumble into the trap, and an enemy of nearly animalistic intelligence would not recognize that there's a weak point in our defenses,"</strong>Rulathon says.<br/><br/>He stands from his seat and paces along the wall, glancing at maps occasionally, and letting out a long sigh.<br/><br/><strong>"I can ensure that there is a false weak point in our defenses by using undercover Watchmen in neighboring buildings rather than in plain sight. I can't in good conscience create an actual weak point. You all can be in the area, though the remaining eight rowhouses are full beyond capacity already, and I will take precautions to have dozens of Watchmen able to swarm the place should our kidnappers reveal themselves."</strong><br/><br/>When Wren speaks again, Rulathon nods.<strong>"They'll all be guarded tonight and until this is cleared up, but there are enough mundane ways to start a fire that magic is not necessarily responsible."</strong><br/><br/>Thyriellentha responds to Adrian's last question.<strong>"The Blackstaff has been contacted, but has not offered any help thus far."</strong>