Just Outside The Main Gate, Saturday Morning

[bitchprince]

Much like the previous day, Saturday found Arthur venturing back down to the barricade. It was early, the sunlight was yet shallow and leaning towards overcast, and only the first warbles of birds became evident as he slogged at the thing.

At least it had remained intact overnight. He was in full armor yet again, with shamelessly modded Merlin at his side. He'd stayed quiet opposite the boy most of the time, barring talk of strategy. The magic was something that'd have to be discussed again if they managed to survive this whole mess.

He climbed up so he could take a quick survey of the town. Watching the still forms lumber about, he felt a chill settling in his bones. There was only one word he could use to describe it.

"Bugger," he muttered, succinctly, and ran a hand through his hair. Sometimes, he had a knack for brevity.

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[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Point," Dinah said, wincing. "Okay, stay safe, and in touch!"


About half an hour later, she called him again. "Tony? Can you pull up a map of the grounds on your computer, and send it to my phone?"

[wantstodirect]

"My laptop's inside, but I can get it," Tony said. "Do we have any lookouts?"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Priestly's on the dorm roof, trying to think of booby traps if they get that far," Dinah reported. "And he said he'd keep an eye on that edge of the Preserve. I don't know if we have anyone else anywhere."

[wantstodirect]

"We should have someone watching the gates," Tony said, thinking out loud. "You know what, I'll find someone here to be the cell phone contact and I'll go up to the roof to keep lookout."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Okay, that makes sense-- oh! You should find someone in the Library to call too," Dinah said. "As long as you're going in. I mean, they could find the answer and waste time looking for someone to tell." She paused. "Also, I think Priestly might be a little stoned. Not sure if he'd catch everything from up as high as he is."

[wantstodirect]

"S'okay, we can probably use a few sets of eyes," Tony said. "Er. Ones that are firmly attached to their owner's heads."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. Who should I call at the North Gate, once you leave?"

[wantstodirect]

"Don't know yet. But I'll find someone and I'll send you their number," Tony said.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"'kay. Stay safe, Tony." Dinah was starting to get an aversion to the words 'good-bye.' 'Cause you never knew.

[wantstodirect]

"You too. Call me if you need anything."