The atmosphere inside the meeting hall was electric. Everyone was trying to have their strategy heard so they might get credit if it was successful. The king of England, a lion with graying fur, rubbed at his forehead as the commotion only got louder. Scyler's keen eyes spotted this. Scyler then stood on top of the table and said softly, "Will everybody please take your seats and quiet down? We're trying to be civilized here..." When the commotion only got louder, Scyler bared his fangs. He then slammed his footpaw on the table and bellowed, "HEY! SIT DOWN AND SHUT YOUR MOUTHS!!!" Scyler let out a deep sigh, hopped off the table and bowed to his king. "The floor is yours, m'lord..." The king was greeted with complete silence.
The king stood from his seat and pronounced loudly, "Now, because you are all aware of our dire situation, you also know that we need a decent strategy. Now, if everyone will present their strategies," The room erupted into chaos again. The king slammed the hilt of his sword against the table and shouted, "SILENCE!!!" he then proceeded, "Everyone will present their strategies one at a time. Not a single strategy will be chosen alone. It will be best to take bits and pieces from each and use them to make a nearly flawless strategy. Now, we will begin with Sir Larsen Giles. Liutenant, please, begin."
Larsen stood and then stepped aside as he let Scyler take his place at the chair to voice his strategy. "My lord, Scyler has come up with the strategy for us." The king looked as if to protest, but Larsen cut him off. "My lord, Scyler is the brightest mind in this brigade. Please, allow him to speak. He may just have the strategy you're looking for." The king hesitantly allowed Scyler to speak. Tharren and Mynerva smiled as Scyler stood to speak.
"My superiors and my equals, I come to you with a plan for tomorrow's battle. However, it requires we take action tonight. If we are to use this strategy, then we must begin mobilizing units within the hour." A loud commotion was about to begin, but Scyler raised his right paw for silence. "What my strategy requires is for us to split up our army at a 40% and 60% split. What this means is that 40% of our army will stay to defend our castle. The other 60% will leave the castle and take refuge over in the forest just east of the castle. From there, under the cover of darkness, we will flank the German army and catch them with a deadly and effective pincer maneuver. This will require us to blacken our armor and weapons so we don't reflect any light when we flank them. Now, the 40% staying at the castle should be enough to withstand a seige for an indefinite amount of time. The other 60% may experience moderate losses. But don't fear, we've sent word by a messenger falcon to our army in France to send us some reinforcements. They will be here within two weeks time. If we can last that long and still cause significant losses to the German army, then we can win this. I know that this plan is somewhat risky, but if it works, victory will be ours. Now, the 40% staying at the castle will be mainly archers and mages. However, if they manage to break in, we will have our heaviest armored soldiers guarding the gate with a line of regular soldiers behind them. This section of units will consist of two rows or heavily armored knights, many rows of medium armored soldiers, the rest will be mages and archers. The other 60% of the troops will be the other units we have left. Most of our heavy units will only slow us down, so they'll be tasked with guarding the gate. However, if they can move quickly in their armor, like Sir Ixlander here, they will be allowed in the flanking group. Now, we will still take archers and mages with us. My master's brigade, Sir Larsen's, will be part of the 60%. We are a nice blend of the different types of fighters needed to flank the German army. Other brigades like ours will be chosen as well. Of course, we will need a few powerful healers with us as well. This, is necessary. Now, we will wait for three days after the Germans attack. That way, they will have already expected to be flanked. Then we catch them when they aren't expecting it. This will cause them to suffer heavy losses and have nowhere to run. Now, if the flanking is successful, I want there to be a full scale attack launched from the castle. Our mages that have specialized in summoning will summon the great fire spirit, Agni, as well as the great ice spirit, Rahab. This will allow us to completely obliterate their army." There were nods and murmurs of approval, but also sighs and mumblings or disapproval. "However, if this is our plan, then we must go now, before the enemy can see just how many units we still have left at this castle. If he sees how many we have, then this plan is guaranteed to fail. Now, what say ye to this plan?" Syler stood and held his staff out, laying on the table. "I'm for it."
The king eyes him warily and said objectively, "Youngling, give your superiors a chance to present their plans as well. The more ideas we have, the better it can be." Scyler blushed in frustration at being called a youngling, but bowed to his king nonetheless and replied, "If it is your will, m'lord, the so be it." The king nodded and then looked towards Ixlander. "Sir Ixlander, I believe you are one of our more seasoned warriors. What would your strategy be.?"