Garren was in the great hall when Darion got back, sitting at the table with a cup and a candle. From the look of things he had been there for a while and hadn't felt the need to fill the time with anything.
He looked up when Darion came in.
"It worked," Darion said, pulling out the chair across from him and sitting down.
Garren set the cup down. "The bats?"
"Yes. Nine of them actually. Venomous, same as the knights." He leaned back. "I tested the Distant Command on them too, those in the air respond differently from those on the ground, but cleanly enough. The commands landed."
Garren was quiet for a moment, processing. "So how do you direct them during the operation? They move fast and in three dimensions. If they scatter you lose them."
