‘So, we could just pull out and leave the Pannions to retake … a steaming mess of nothing.’ ‘We could, sir.’ ‘Meaning, we’ll have travelled half the continent, only to retreat before our first engagement.’ ‘A temporary retreat, sir,’ Paran pointed out. ‘Or we can bloody their noses … maybe take out ten thousand Beklites, ten, twelve mages and a Septarch. At the possible cost of this army, including Quick Ben here. Gentlemen, is that a fair exchange?’
