What's the Plan, Stan?

Rakia absorbed Talyssa's words, feeling each one resonate within her. Her gaze never left the expanse in front of them, the deadly beauty that lay beneath the frosty veneer. Rakia was no stranger to planning or strategy, but this...this was a different kind of battle altogether. It held an entirely different type of danger, a silent killer that you could not see coming. A foe that gave neither warning nor mercy.

She realized now why they were here, why Talyssa had brought them to this forsaken land: to teach them the true nature of planning and survival. This wasn’t just about memorizing paths or outmaneuvering physical threats. It was about understanding and respecting the way of things, deciphering silent cues, and answering unspoken challenges with knowledge and tactical precision.

"Rakia Perreau"