Nothing for now-so make our own

"Apparently, you're a moron, so let me explain slowly: There. Is. Nothing. In. A. Siege. But. Waiting. We're right now as useful as tits on a boar." The shaman replied-time will only tell if he's always this much a prick, or if he just doesn't like me. Either way, it grates on my nerve, and so I find my reply is more than a bit caustic back. "So, are they waiting to castrate me, or do they just not know where mine might be?" Arete's slow backing away and covering his mouth seemed to indicate he was a bit quicker on this verbal uptake. Daika, on the other hand, walked right into it. "Excuse me?"

"Oh, sorry, just sounds like the talk of someone who's lost their balls, so I just figured...Yeah, there isn't a lot to do for most of them but wait. But we're together because we aren't most people. As I see it, this is a golden opportunity. An enemy just standing around is a perfect time to bring out all kinds of things that would otherwise eat up too much time. My mind's just brimming with things to have a go at!" I threw at him. He snarled and reached for something under his beard, his eyes beggening to glow. Taking it as a magic threat of some kind, I responded with one of my own-channeling Touch of **** into a tendril to create the menacing display of its dark aura, while sparks danced between his fingers. The other two members both shrank towards the corner of the tent for a tense moment-before the shaman let out a sigh and let his spell fizzle, and I did likewise.

"Alright, if you think you're so smart-what you got in mind to stave off boredom, if nothing else?" He still sounded disgruntled, but at least he had a change of mind and the slightest bit of curiosity. I can work with that. "Well, to start, try and gather information. What do we know about their night patrols? The ground beneath out feet? What kind of alchemical supplies can we acquire? If all goes well, I think a month of preparation could have us bringing the thing down in a night." Utter silence was my reply, so I continued, figuring directions would be more useful to get things started. "You see what you can get out of local earth spirits. Any details on the wall's foundations, or what kind of earth we'll be going through. Arete-you're better at sneaking than any of us, so see if you can't get close enough to see how the guards operate. And finally-Akira, come with me. I believe we'll have a bit to talk about while I look for a good spot. And Ichika-sorry to drag you into this, but you'll be coming with." The lattest of those, I'm almost impressed with how she managed to roll onto her face to let out a displeased mumble into the bed in response, before I managed to pick her up and hide her away within my worm configuration, then finally remove myself from the entryway.