Ben rubbed at his jaw. "Strip the outer teeth first."
"Exactly," Jagger said. "Once the Grey-Tusks are dead or broken, then all four teams meet in the middle and go for the Alpha together."
Lani folded her arms. "And if one pole gets heavier resistance?"
"Then the other three finish faster and cut in," Jagger said. "The Alpha can only command so much at once. That's the whole point. We force it to make bad calls."
Marcus planted both fists on the table and looked over the routes again. "That's better than trying to punch through the whole nest at once."
Daniel nodded slowly. "Cleaner, too."
"Cleaner and slower," Serena said.
Marcus glanced at her. "Slower is fine. Dead isn't."
Jason's attention stayed on the map. "Then the group layout."
Jagger went quiet again.
He had the plan's shape now, but not the cleanest way to divide it.
Ophilia answered before the hesitation could show.
