I drummed my fingers on the table. "If we are going to avoid having the most vulnerable soldiers constantly getting kidnapped and turned into Kathra's weapons, we need to put her on the defensive."

Tavorwen tried to object, but the nature of the argument was hard to oppose. "At least, let us recruit the battle maidens we talked about."

I looked at the designs on the table. "Can you get it done by tomorrow, when my weapons will be done?"

The two exchanged another look. "Yeah, but we need to get you back to the house and go start immediately."

"Do you need anything else from me?" I asked Durithana....