The sun the next morning was a little less harsh than it had been the day before. Clouds were rolling by, obscuring the sun for the most part. A strong breeze blew across the city, cooling everyone down from the heat of the previous day. Aeryn was already at North Wall, standing at the guard tower. Looking off into the distance, he could just barely make out the Paladin's camp on the horizon. But he could tell it was quite a large camp.
"Damn... That's a lot of Paladins..." Sighing, he shook his head. "This is going to be one long ass battle, I'll tell you that," he said, talking to a guard. The guard stood there, nodding to Aeryn. The moment Aeryn had gotten to the top, he had saluted Aeryn, which only amused him. The poor fellow wasn't put at ease for ten minutes, before Aeryn decided it was enough. As he turned back, the guard saluted again, and was put at ease by a curt voice. Ashira walked up beside Aeryn, looking at the distant camp as well.
"We must wait for those I summoned, before discussing our plan. I have already discussed the grand plan with all of the other commanding officers," she said.
"Yeah, that's great," Aeryn said coldly. His talk with her last night had not gone so well.
Sighing, Ashira looked at him. "Listen, I understand you're upset, but I truly do not know where my sister is. After Empheral was destroyed, I lost all contact with her, as did you. I haven't sent her on any missions, and I can only assume she's either dead or has been captured."
"Shut up, dammit!" Aeryn shouted. "She's not dead! If she was captured, she would have escaped by now! She must be doing something in secret, but I don't know what! I have to find her, Ashira, whether you'll help me or not! I don't want to be at this battle, okay? You don't even need me!" Glaring, Aeryn realized the poor guardsman wasstaring at them wide-eyed. After all, every low ranking officer knew it was never good to be around an argument between to commanding officers. "Oh, get lost, you!" he shouted, and the guard literally took off.
"Aeryn, we do need you! Others may question why, but I know what you can do, even if you do not. You have a special power, something that has to do with that eye of yours. If it is invoked during this battle, we may very well be saved... Once this battle is done, you may do as you wish, and go look for my sister."
"You're insane, you know that? I don't know what you're talking about! My eye is just messed up, it's why I keep this on," he said ,pointing to his eyepatch. "I can't see out of it, and it doesn't seem too attractive, does it?" Shaking his head, he crossed his arms. "I'll fight this battle for you, but after that, I'm leaving. Understand?"
Watching him closely, she eventually nodded. "Very well. I will tell the Technician's Council that I sent you on a special mission, so that you can leave. It's all I can do for you."
"That's all I need you to do. Now, can you just let me think in peace?"
Nodding to him, she walked to the back of the guard tower, waiting for the others to arrive.