"That's... not how orcs fight."
"Then orcs learn new tactics or orcs die wastefully. Choose."
Gruk was silent, then nodded. "We'll follow your tactics."
Lyra continued. "Seraphina, you'll engage the Four Heroes whenever they deploy. Keep them occupied and away from our defensive positions. Even if you can't kill them, just keeping them busy prevents them from supporting the main assault."
"I'll kill Gattychan if possible," Seraphina said. "Eliminate Villain's Bane, return to full power, turn the battle."
"That would be ideal. But even just occupying them is valuable." Lyra looked at Jessica. "Can you heal during combat?"
"If I stay in protected position behind fighting, yes. But my magical reserves are low. I can probably heal twenty critical wounds before I'm depleted completely."
"Then you prioritize our best fighters. Gruk, Kelvin, Vess'thara, Kael'mor—if any of them take critical wounds, you heal them first. They're lynchpins. Losing them breaks our defense faster."
