Captain America sighs deeply.

"If it's what you want. I—I agree that I would be giving up more than you by sacrificing myself."

:What I 'want' is putting it strongly, but - I figure this makes the most sense. Vanyel?: 

After a long pause,

:- Can we do it after New York? I - it would be easier. If you were with me: 

:...In all honesty I'm a little old for a battlefield. Still. A battle with aliens? Reckon I've got one last fight in me, and I wouldn't miss it for the world, ke'chara: 

Vanyel glances over at Leareth. 

It's very tempting to say that if Captain America wants to sacrifice himself for his country so badly then he should just do it, but. 

:Leareth: he sends privately. :I'm - a bit worried these people aren't - used to thinking about this kind of trade. And might have - more trouble than Savil and I would, going through with it: 

:- People are often capable of doing what is necessary when the future of the universe is at stake, whether or not they are used to sending their friends out to die: 

:I guess. I don't know. Maybe you're right, I just...: Shrug. :Captain America might've been a soldier, but Tony isn't, and I - think he's lost a lot less than I have: 

:And thus would be more traumatized by making that call than you expect to be? I - suppose that is a factor that could make sense to take into account: 

Sigh. 

:I don't even know Captain America. I literally just met him, and I - I already don't want him to feel like he has to do this. I'm...not sure he even understands how much he'd be giving up. Savil does: 

After a moment, he turns back to the Avengers. 

:Savil and I will go. After New York, since I don't think there's any reason to do those in parallel: 

"Okay."

He signals the rest of the group to rejoin them.

"So it's just been pointed out that we don't actually need to do this in parallel," he tells the group. "In light of that, I think we should send as many as we can to New York and then get the other stones after returning from there. Speaking just in terms of usefulness, I think the team should be me, Tony, Thor, Strange, Scott, and five Velgarthians—if Bruce and Natasha are okay with being left behind, and Velgarth can come up with five people objectively more useful than them."

Bruce and Natasha don't want to be left behind but are aware that, at least at the moment, neither of them have any special powers and a lot of other people here do.

"Oh yeah, this actually solves another problem. The time travel doesn't do space travel, and our only spaceship capable of reaching Morag or Vormir was collateral damage of Varda's overly bright assassination attempt on Thanos. We can solve that problem by getting the Space Stone first."

Leareth glances around. 

:I would propose myself, Vanyel, and Nayoki as especially useful in combat. Vanyel wished to bring Savil. Who else is a candidate?: 

:Brightstar? He's excellent in a fight, and - he very badly wants to be involved: 

:He may not want to go without Featherfire. Her main Gift is Animal Mindspeech, which is - not obviously useful in a city fighting aliens: 

:Aren't cities full of rats? She could send some enraged rats after whoever she felt like: 

:...I think that brings us to six, so we need to decide who to leave out: 

Savil lets out her breath. Looks over at Vanyel. 

:Ke'chara, I know you want me beside you, but I'm not sure it actually makes sense. It's not worth having me there if it bumps Nayoki. Not to mention, if I get myself killed out there then we can't do the Soul Stone later: 

Sigh. :You're right: 

:I'll be with you in spirit, ke'chara. And - we'll be together later, right: Pause. :As long as you don't stupidly get yourself killed out there: 

Vanyel chuckles, bitterly. :I doubt Leareth would let me get away with that:

Leareth waits another ten seconds or so. 

:- All right, then I think we have our roster. Myself, Nayoki, Vanyel, Brightstar, and Featherfire: 

"Alright."

He relays the final roster aloud for the other Avengers.

"Do we want to leave immediately? I don't know what, uh, time zone you guys who went to Valinor are on."

"I'm not quite sure either. We spent less than a day there, but it was pretty late when we arrived."

:I would prefer to get a night's sleep first. And prepare our magical protections. Which of you were present for the battle we will be revisiting? I wish to get a better sense of what the main threats are and what protective talismans we ought to wear for it: