He hadn't expected Sah to back up his idea, and the courier just blinked, nodding back at Sah in reflex. When Deimos concurred as well he relaxed a little, rubbing at the back of his neck to hide the flush of pleasure creeping over his skin at the approval he hadn't been expecting.
Sah's follow-up had him chewing his lip, glancing at Deimos's question and then nodding in cautious agreement with the advisor as his hand fell back to his side, tapping a nervous staccato rhythm as he took a deep breath and started talking. "Dunno that we have much choice." He bobbed his head in respect towards Noah - and Deimos - and shrugged. "If the watchtowers work an' we've got time to see trouble comin', sure, havin' a council member fire the cannon is best. But if trouble gets close or comes in waves, fact is: you're our strongest fighters. Makes sense that you--" and this time he reluctantly included Sah in his abrupt, awkward gesture around the room, "--are gonna have your hands full fuckin' 'em up with your own abilities. Havin' a few folks on backup who won't be missed in the fight t'fire it might be a good idea." Just in case enemy reinforcements started showing up - or even just a hungry dragon coming to check out the excitement and cause more chaos.
Sah's follow-up had him chewing his lip, glancing at Deimos's question and then nodding in cautious agreement with the advisor as his hand fell back to his side, tapping a nervous staccato rhythm as he took a deep breath and started talking. "Dunno that we have much choice." He bobbed his head in respect towards Noah - and Deimos - and shrugged. "If the watchtowers work an' we've got time to see trouble comin', sure, havin' a council member fire the cannon is best. But if trouble gets close or comes in waves, fact is: you're our strongest fighters. Makes sense that you--" and this time he reluctantly included Sah in his abrupt, awkward gesture around the room, "--are gonna have your hands full fuckin' 'em up with your own abilities. Havin' a few folks on backup who won't be missed in the fight t'fire it might be a good idea." Just in case enemy reinforcements started showing up - or even just a hungry dragon coming to check out the excitement and cause more chaos.
