it?"
Cale's eyes widened. "You mean, lighting it on fire?" He waited for her to nod before continuing. "Oh, wow, I hadn't thought about that. But, won't that alert the authorities? And there are so many trees around here. We could end up taking out another structure. Oh, gosh, Cadence, I don't really think that's a good idea at all."
Cadence was surprised to hear him disagree with her plan. "Don't you have someone to run interference?" she asked, referring to the job that Elliott typically did for the Kansas City team, which involved brainwashing any human who may come into contact with a member of one of the Ternions into believing that what they were witnessing was perfectly normal.
"Sure," Cale admitted, crossing his arms across the light purple shirt he wore, clearly considering her recommendation. "That's Nick's job. But what does interference have to do with setting the building on fire?"
"Well, I think the trees are far enough back that secondary structure damage isn't going to be an issue. If you have someone who is good at running interference, you don't need to worry about the firefighters or other emergency response personnel questioning how the fire began," she explained.
He considered her words, rocking back and forth and taking it in. He held one hand to his chin, and shook his head from side to side slowly. Cadence couldn't help but notice he was somehow even more attractive when he was deep in thought. Finally, he said, "I don't know, Cadence. That seems sort of extreme for us. Do you think there's another way?"
As he was speaking, Aurora and Meaghan approached. "Whatcha thinkin' girl?" Aurora asked, eyeing Cadence.
"You tell me," Cadence replied, wondering if their thoughts were the same as hers.
"Gotta match?" Meaghan asked, her hands on her hips. All three of them were dressed in black and only Aurora's bright red hair stood out in the darkness beneath the tree.
Cadence snickered and turned her attention to Cale, waiting for him to answer. His teammates began to wander over as well. She recognized Nick and Phoebe. There was also a tall, thin African American male and a tiny female that instantly reminded Cadence of a pixie. Even her bright blond hair was cut short like a fairy.
The Reno Area Leader addressed his team before replying to Meaghan's question. "Well, guys, the ladies have finished their observation. What do y'all think about setting the top floor on fire?"
"What?" Phoebe exclaimed. The rest of the team looked equally shocked, glancing at each other wide-eyed. "Why?"
"To eliminate the exit points," Meaghan explained. "Those windows are all means of escape."
"Wouldn't it be less obvious if we just cover them from the ground?" the pixie asked, running thin fingers through her blond bangs.
"Less obvious but not as effective," Cadence replied. "We have other options," she offered, addressing all of them. "But as far as initial gut feeling, we all came up with the exact same thing. Set that top floor on fire so they can't use it to hide or to escape, cover that back vehicle exit, and the front cargo door, and load up on heavy weaponry to cover the pedestrian exits." She glanced around to see if they were still following her before continuing. "Personally, if it were just me, I'd put Meaghan in the front, Aurora in the back, and I would go in, guns a'blazing. I'd set that top floor on fire, and hopefully I'd get them all before they could get out one of the ground floor exits. But, if they managed to get out, I'd know my girls would catch them on the way."
"Leaving that top floor is giving them some distance. Leaping from there is gonna let them jump out over the top of whoever's on the ground, which will make it a lot
Cale's eyes widened. "You mean, lighting it on fire?" He waited for her to nod before continuing. "Oh, wow, I hadn't thought about that. But, won't that alert the authorities? And there are so many trees around here. We could end up taking out another structure. Oh, gosh, Cadence, I don't really think that's a good idea at all."
Cadence was surprised to hear him disagree with her plan. "Don't you have someone to run interference?" she asked, referring to the job that Elliott typically did for the Kansas City team, which involved brainwashing any human who may come into contact with a member of one of the Ternions into believing that what they were witnessing was perfectly normal.
"Sure," Cale admitted, crossing his arms across the light purple shirt he wore, clearly considering her recommendation. "That's Nick's job. But what does interference have to do with setting the building on fire?"
"Well, I think the trees are far enough back that secondary structure damage isn't going to be an issue. If you have someone who is good at running interference, you don't need to worry about the firefighters or other emergency response personnel questioning how the fire began," she explained.
He considered her words, rocking back and forth and taking it in. He held one hand to his chin, and shook his head from side to side slowly. Cadence couldn't help but notice he was somehow even more attractive when he was deep in thought. Finally, he said, "I don't know, Cadence. That seems sort of extreme for us. Do you think there's another way?"
As he was speaking, Aurora and Meaghan approached. "Whatcha thinkin' girl?" Aurora asked, eyeing Cadence.
"You tell me," Cadence replied, wondering if their thoughts were the same as hers.
"Gotta match?" Meaghan asked, her hands on her hips. All three of them were dressed in black and only Aurora's bright red hair stood out in the darkness beneath the tree.
Cadence snickered and turned her attention to Cale, waiting for him to answer. His teammates began to wander over as well. She recognized Nick and Phoebe. There was also a tall, thin African American male and a tiny female that instantly reminded Cadence of a pixie. Even her bright blond hair was cut short like a fairy.
The Reno Area Leader addressed his team before replying to Meaghan's question. "Well, guys, the ladies have finished their observation. What do y'all think about setting the top floor on fire?"
"What?" Phoebe exclaimed. The rest of the team looked equally shocked, glancing at each other wide-eyed. "Why?"
"To eliminate the exit points," Meaghan explained. "Those windows are all means of escape."
"Wouldn't it be less obvious if we just cover them from the ground?" the pixie asked, running thin fingers through her blond bangs.
"Less obvious but not as effective," Cadence replied. "We have other options," she offered, addressing all of them. "But as far as initial gut feeling, we all came up with the exact same thing. Set that top floor on fire so they can't use it to hide or to escape, cover that back vehicle exit, and the front cargo door, and load up on heavy weaponry to cover the pedestrian exits." She glanced around to see if they were still following her before continuing. "Personally, if it were just me, I'd put Meaghan in the front, Aurora in the back, and I would go in, guns a'blazing. I'd set that top floor on fire, and hopefully I'd get them all before they could get out one of the ground floor exits. But, if they managed to get out, I'd know my girls would catch them on the way."
"Leaving that top floor is giving them some distance. Leaping from there is gonna let them jump out over the top of whoever's on the ground, which will make it a lot
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