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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BoldItalic" data-source="post: 6812573" data-attributes="member: 6777052">Before answering, BoldItalic cast a protective sphere around the three of them, to ensure that they could not be overheard. "Gil-Galad has not forgotten about us," he began. "He is even now planning an attack. Worse, Heian is an unwitting spy. Gil-Galad has been reading his mind all the while, even at this distance, and knows all about our defences.""How do you suddenly know all this?""I have turned the situation about, and read Heian's mind myself. There can be no doubt.""I wish you had not done that. You know that this business of reading minds makes me uncomfortable. But what's done is done. What made you suspect him?""After a warning I received from the goddess, I cast a divination spell and it revealed, albeit cryptically, what was happening. I did what I had to do, to confirm it."Clotbert was visibly startled. "What warning? What goddess?""I'm sorry, there has not been time to tell you. A hour or so ago, I went to your shrine looking for you. As I turned to leave, the statue of Myrristra spoke to me. She said It is not yet over. A greater task yet remains.""I see," said Clotbert. "That is undeniably a warning. I wish I had been present. It must have been quite a shock.""It was." "Very well," interposed Rylnethaz, "I believe you, BoldItalic. We have a problem. What do you advise?""I have a plan. It is very risky but I believe it is our best chance. Gil-Galad is about to attack us in force. We cannot match his army and we cannot defend this castle. We must take the fight to him, and where he least expects it, and we must use subterfuge.""Go on.""You and I, Clotbert, will travel the planes, supposedly to construct a secret stronghold elsewhere. But we will take Heian with us, supposedly to advise on its defenses. Of course, Gil-Galad will know what we are doing but will not know that we know that he knows. He will seek to attack us in force with his army, surprising us before we are ready. But it will be a trap. I will close the planar path behind them and open one to the abyss. They will be stranded and will have to face the demons. That will eliminate one part, at least of the threat." "And what will I be doing all this while?""Before we set out, for Gil-Galad's benefit, you let it be known that you are done with adventuring and intend to take your ease. You will give no hint otherwise. But as soon as we are gone, you will travel back to Gil-Galad's citadel, in disguise, taking Fingers with you. There you and he will forment rebellion amongst the common-folk of the citadel. When Gil-Galad marches out with his army to attack me, leaving the citadel weakly guarded, as soon as his back is turned, you will engineer a coup and seize power yourself. After trapping our enemy in the abyss, Clotbert and I will join you.""A cunning and devious plan, indeed," said Rylnethaz. "As you say, it is extremely risky. But what have we to lose? If we do nothing, we will certainly be overwhelmed right here. Any plan, however doubtful, is better than none. What say you, Clotbert? Shall we dare to succeed?"</blockquote>

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