Alpha Orion
Orion picked up a barricade marker, twirling it between his fingers before glancing up.
"Our only smart option is to lay decoys. Enough misdirection to delay them while we infiltrate and hit them from behind."
"They would never see it coming," Rey muttered, and Orion smirked.
The meeting dragged on until the sun broke fully over the horizon, its bright gold spilling across the maps just as Caspian strode in. They briefed him quickly, then scattered to prepare.
***
Orion stood off to the side in the courtyard, arms folded, watching Rey strap blades around her thigh and waist, with another two tucked into the hidden lining of her waistcoat. She moved with practised efficiency, but something in