Ezra listened to all of it without interrupting, his eyes still on the map while the voices around him rose and fell.
Declan finally slammed a hand lightly against the desk.
“Enough.” He said.
“Christopher isn’t stupid.” Declan continued. “If he wanted a fight right now he’d bring more than ten scouts.”
“That’s what I’m thinking.” Ezra said.
Garrett exhaled through his nose. “So what the hell do we do then.”
Ezra finally picked up the coffee mug. He stared at it for a second but still did not drink it.
“We tighten the border.” He said causing Cameron to lean forward slightly.
“Double patrols?”
“Triple.” Ezra replied. “I want eyes on every approach route and every ridge line.”
“That’s doable.” Declan said.
Marcus looked back at the map.
“If Christopher is testing our defenses th
