"That's five days before they get here, if it's a perfect run with no stops or any problems. My guess is with the new weapons Cid has, Alba will have already fallen."

Vace thought about the weapons of Cids. They shoot stone balls long distances... it sounds like a strange catapult, but with longer range. It is a metal tube, with most likely a wood support frame, and the explosive powder to shoot the balls...

Suddenly he asked the Albans, "Are there any nearby swamps where we can get a large amount of pitch? Cid's cannons may be long range and nasty, but every weapon has it's flaws, we just need to think of the flaws in this weapon."

"We have no intelligence to say we have a five day lead. We have no clue where The Hessian's army is.

The king shook his head sadly, "There are no moats nmearby, and no way to tell how long we have..."

"I cannot force you to stay or leave... but I need to know your final choice of who in your group is staying and who is leaving."

"A compromise perhaps. Are there escape routes out of the city if they break the defences?"

"I don't know about all of you, but I'll be going with the group towards Aviona. I'm not skilled at fighting, only healing, so I'm not sure of how much good I could do staying here. I can at least help ensure the safety of the women and children that will be evacuated." She bowed her head towards the king. "And I will do everything in my power to make sure nothing happens to them."

"I still suggest all fighters stay here, while the rest get to Aviona as fast as possible."

The king nodded at Gin, "There are the sewers that could be used. But we are still going to evactuate as many people as possible, as soon as possible. Miss Dawn, Sir Lynx, and Lady Seilen will be at the head of the group of escapees."

"Oh no you don't coward. We are going to use our talents to by some time. There has to be some alternate escape routes. The Sewers sound good."

"He just said there are sewers, and that's the plan you idiot. Buy as much time as possible, and hopefully you'll be smart enough to surrender before to many casualties start to happen. Cid won't kill you afterwards. Either he will try to force you in his army, which we could later use for a backstab attack, or if he tried to execute you all, he will lose any allies he has and gain more enemies." Lynx then adressed Ark. "Get me out of the wall already."