They provide plenty of cover for us.However, they’d also offer cover for any guards my father hid there.
Would he do such a thing?He might suspect we’d try to rob the caravan, but would he expect it to happen in one of the sea villages?
My father was a devious, cruel,soullessman, and while I often knew what he planned, he’d surprised me before.
If we got into those hills and encountered guards, we’d be fucked, especially if we had a large number of amsirah with us.We’d gotten lucky to avoid anyone being caught in the past; that luck wouldn’t hold out forever.
If they captured someone, it would destroy everything we’d worked to build here.We’d established a small backup camp that only the immortals at this table knew the location of, but it was far from prepared to get us through the winter.It was more a safe space to hide a lot of amsirah.
However, we had to do something to rally the amsirah outside of these woods, and once winter set in, we couldn’t do much.There would be no caravans of money in the winter, and the weather would make it almost impossible for us to make a stand against them.Everyone would remain mostly inside, including my father.
While we had to do something, I wasn’t about to risk lives unnecessarily.“Can it be done with a smaller number of us?”
Tucker bit his bottom lip as he pondered this.“If there are no guards in the hills, yes.If there are guards, then we’d have to retreat.”
“What if one of us can’t get away?”Callan asked.
Tucker’s sea-blue eyes were turbulent when they met his.“Then you’re fucked.”
“Just don’t fuck the rest of us,” I said.
Callan gulped.“Got it, noooo fucking.”
“Speak for yourself,” Ianto murmured, and he and Callan exchanged amused glances.
“During the last robbery, we went for the last carriage and cut it off from the others,” Tucker said.
“You don’t think that will work this time?”I asked.
“Not as much as going for something in the middle would.They’ll anticipate us going for the last carriage, so they’ll guard it heavily, but the roads are pretty twisty through these hills.Right here”—Tucker pointed to a section on the map—“it’s only wide enough for two, maybe two and a half carriages to be visible at a time.It’s also so narrow the guards can only ride three abreast at most, which means fewer guards can pass through this area.”
“Willwehave enough maneuverability through there?”I asked.
“Yes, if we don’t take too many with us.”
“If we move fast and immediately cut them off from the others, we can trap the carriage and guards in the middle,” Ellery said.“We could use our abilities, but once the weather shifts, they’ll know we’re coming for them.”
“We can strike all the guards dead in that section,” I said.“We won’t be able to killallof them, but I wouldn’t mind trying.”
Ellery’s eyes widened a little, and while she wouldn’t like the idea of killing men who didn’t know we were here, I didn’t give two fucks.If it meant keeping her safe, I’d fry every one of them and roast my dinner over their ashes.
CHAPTERNINETY-SEVEN
Ryker
“If we use our lightning,they’ll know we’re there,” Ellery said.
“It can wait until we’re closing in on them,” I replied.“We can also open portals to take the money and move on as swiftly as possible.”
“Having fewer numbers means we’ll be more vulnerable,” Ianto said.
I didn’t bother to tell the giant he couldn’t be in on this.We’d need him here to watch over the encampment if something went wrong; Ianto was commanding and strong enough to move them.
He’d stay once I mentioned the children but wouldn’t like it.However, someone who knew the location of the other camp had to remain, and he was the best immortal for the job.
Ellery’s eyes fell to the map as she studied the layout.“Scarlet and I were successful in our robberies because there were only two of us, and we hunted in places that were vulnerable to attack.From what Tucker says, this is an extremely weak area, but what do we do about the fact the duke might recognize that and prepare for us.”
“We’ll send someone ahead of time to keep an eye on things and make sure the guards aren’t establishing themselves on the hillside before we get there,” I said.
