“If only a third of the groups can make it down to the third floor, that means they will need to pull double duty, guarding and escorting as well as fighting. Then they are stuck until the miners are done and likely need to help haul ore outside.” I watched her in awe. <Wow, you came up with that on the fly? I’ve been thinking about this all day and night, and you still hit a few points I hadn’t considered.> “I am very intelligent,” Dani noted breezily. <And humble as well,> I replied dryly. “I am afraid that virtue does not exist among my many talents.” Dani laughed at the strangled noise I
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