"I am telling you what the situation needs," Reidar said. "Whether you treat it as a recommendation or information is your business, as much as it is getting offended by it or not."
Lyra'xis clicked her mandibles in frustration. It was a longer sound this time, and Reidar had spent enough time around Kytinn people to understand that click as something close to a dry acknowledgment. But it was not an agreement.
It was clear Reidar's arguments were valid, even if the delivery was not as submissive as Lyra'xis wanted.
"The Aegis Phalanx will conduct a full inspection of all food supplies in Kingsgate and in this settlement," she said.
"The other survivor settlements in the area will be alerted through our communication network within the hour." She paused. "We will fortify our positions here. If the church is going to do something since they have been exposed, our best shot here will be by doing this."
