After Caedmon left, I took it upon myself to prepare for the worst. It wasn't a mystery that we would go to war soon. We need a plan and defense technique to minimize the damage. "Zaiden, Kai, and Keiran, take as many warriors as you need and gather everyone in the palace," I ordered my "stepkids." Kieran bowed and took the other two and some high-ranking warriors with him. "It would be appropriate to wait for them to come back before discussing our defense, but as we don't have time to wait, we will proceed without them," I said. "Caedmon wants everyone to be together, and that's what we will do, but with more people, defending gets complicated. Does anyone have suggestions as to what we should do?" I said, looking at Eryx. From the start of the meeting to the end, he was zoning out