this is not, actually, where ling yao was trying to portal to
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Not just yet. The overhead glacier is not considered a reasonable avenue of approach.

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Still, this will complicate their approach. 

What does Brigid know of the guardians? 

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"...Those are new."

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"Have you seen their like before?"

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"No. It looks like he reanimated some dragons."

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"Are they likely as powerful as living dragons?"

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"Probably not? Most things don't- make the transition gracefully."

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Hmmm... She'll ask a few more questions about vulnerabilities, powers (after making sure they're unlikely to be spotted) - would, for instance, shooting them with a non-magic siege weapon work? 

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Undead are more resilient to damage than mortals- they don't feel pain- but if you can blast them apart, that should do the trick.

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She can do explosives, and she can do cannons, and she can do fireworks with an explosive payload - unfortunately for this circumstance, no one's managed to combine cannons, high explosives, and general anti-personnel weapons yet. (Probably fortunately for her planet, though.)

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Siege weaponry would be more appropriate for dragons.

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So cannons it is?

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So it would seem.

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She'll need a defensible place to fire from, one with good sight lines - though the dragons are being very helpful by not moving much. 

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Ling and Brigid will have to be cautious about their own movements, this close to the citadel.

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Avoid drawing attention. 

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They don't have a lot of other advantages up here.

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No - but it's a big one. 

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Yeah.

What does she need Brigid to do?

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Play lookout - Ling needs to know if she's at risk of being discovered. 

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She can do that.

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Then what remains is - slowly, carefully, sneakily - setting up the most powerful weapons she knows how to make, their ignitions attached to alkahestric arrays, several trained on each dragon, and a few more trained on the castle itself and just at the general area in case the dragons startle - she mixes explosive fireworks into that - hopefully enough for a rapid barrage to wipe out most resistance before they can take cover. 

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She manages to do this apparently without anyone being alerted.

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Then, with her and Brigid firmly under cover: 

Fire.

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More like ice, really, because of the ensuing avalanche haha get it?

The damage is, ah, considerable.

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