An Overabundance of Caution
"Friend Gavril, why don't we take even more precaution: You and I will proceed openly, as Skathe flies overhead discreetly behind us to keep an eye out aloft. Then, Béar trails us watching for miscreants, and Cerallos follows Béar discreetly doing the same. Skathe can also periodically fall back in the line and check on the others, so that each one of us has at least one person checking his back. Skathe will be the most vulnerable, but he is also the most mobile. What say you all?"