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((*monologues in Cult Leader*))

The Jackal's pacing slowed as more Masked Ones trickled in. He stood in front of the throne, silently counting the cultists assembled before him. Seemingly satisfied, he nodded to himself and began to speak.

"As you know, the Masked Ones is a rather... colorful organization, in terms of the backgrounds of our members. For some of you, you joined out of necessity, and the will to survive. You've found a way to carry on despite what was expected. Others of you have less obvious reasons and motives in participating in this endeavor, and I am sure that it was a personal journey for all of you." Was that a pointed look at the Hyena? "Despite our many different paths we took to get here, we now share one thing in common; we have all commited to the mask."

The Eagle made an incredulous noise in her throat and stepped forward, drawing level with the Jackal. "There's no time for flowery, ego-feeding speeches. I have no patience to wait for him to try and make you do something and convince you it was your idea all along." she hopped off the dias, leaving the Jackal, who, despite his best efforts to maintain his composure, was absolutely furious. She knew full well she would pay dearly for her blatant insubordination later.

"Here's the plan," she continued, spinning the dart as she talked, "The dieties are taking notice of our presence. It's only a matter of time before they organize to move against us. And, I don't know if you've noticed, but we're not exactly equipped to hande a combat pantheon throwing everything they have at us. The Jackal and I talked, and we decided we have two options. We can lay low, scatter around Forengard until they forget about us, or we can bring the fight to them, and strike before they have time to really organize. We would have to move quickly and effectively since deities and their counterparts have a nasty habit of gathering around conflict. As for scattering, there's no telling how a deity could react. If just one of them could track down Hy- I mean, the first Hyena,  then perhaps they could find us all individually."

"I vote scatter." The Hyena said abruptly.

"You don't count, you're useless and I don't trust you as far as I could throw you." The Eagle snapped back. The other Masked One bowed his head, cowed. "Anyway. We decided to listen to your input and perhaps take it into consideration. What do you think? Do we retreat and regroup, or attack?