[ Alexandrie uses the time it takes to clean and examine her blade to think.
It's not a bad idea. It's unlikely to damage the surrounding land: there's not much of a wind today, and there's not a great deal of close brush. It will certainly send anyone who spots it toward the building itself rather than after them. But also— ]
There is the matter of what else of value may be left inside.
[ Which isn't a no to burning the place down. ]
If we take the time to check the property, we might liberate more than these. Perhaps during their captivity our new wards might have seen a hiding place or two and I cannot imagine them unwilling to aid in obtaining moveables that might aid their rebellion or allow them to start free life on better footing.
[ Knife goes back in sheath. ]
And if there is any in there, I should rather fence artwork than think it destroyed. Think you we have the time?
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It's not a bad idea. It's unlikely to damage the surrounding land: there's not much of a wind today, and there's not a great deal of close brush. It will certainly send anyone who spots it toward the building itself rather than after them. But also— ]
There is the matter of what else of value may be left inside.
[ Which isn't a no to burning the place down. ]
If we take the time to check the property, we might liberate more than these. Perhaps during their captivity our new wards might have seen a hiding place or two and I cannot imagine them unwilling to aid in obtaining moveables that might aid their rebellion or allow them to start free life on better footing.
[ Knife goes back in sheath. ]
And if there is any in there, I should rather fence artwork than think it destroyed. Think you we have the time?