Since their tactician was in no good condition, all the substantial precedents they came up with would have to suffice.
Hal thought it's a good thing that they have Zeke with them. The young heir had more than made up for the lack of manpower. Calliope, on the other hand, was an ally of many benefits despite the fact it used to be a grueling hurdle to the Champions before. It even proved itself to be more worthwhile than he expected, especially now that it could actually be an SOS tool of some sorts. As for the mistress herself, Eli seemed to have a good hand at pulling a rabbit out of the hat.
"Well, while everyone's at the meeting, I was teaching Calliope about code signals and such. I tried to apply Morse Code and translated it into bird language," she explained, a bit proud at how handy her idea could actually be.
"By bird language, you mean that switching colors thingy?" Hal asked, pointing at Calliope from the distance.
