What did I think?
What I thought was, could you please go fight that Iron-blooded Knight, retrieve Clarence's Door while you're at it, and preferably hand it over to me so I could complete my mission? That would be perfect.
Sifa reined in his wandering thoughts and lowered his head. "Your esteemed Excellency, Admiral, I am merely a lowly second lieutenant. Even if I know somewhat more about this matter, my limited experience makes me reluctant to speak, lest I mislead you."
Amyrius said expressionlessly, "That is fine. I will judge for myself. Speak freely."
Since he had gone that far, Sifa could hardly insist on remaining silent. Otherwise, he would be showing disrespect to the navy's commander.
He cleared his throat. "If it were up to me, I would first establish our objective. Forgive my frankness, but even with Your Excellency joining us, we would struggle to stop the Feysac naval forces from assembling through a direct confrontation."
"Therefore, our objective should be to seize the teleportation item in their possession. To achieve that, we should first gather intelligence and establish who currently holds it."
"Once we know who holds the item, we should find a way to lure them out, then have Your Excellency act and seize it in one decisive strike."
"Once they lose that item, the naval forces the Feysac people have assembled here will serve no purpose."
Amyrius nodded slightly. "That is much the same as what I had in mind. Now, what should we do if we cannot seize the item in time?"
Sifa simply let his thoughts roam freely. He paced around the warehouse, thinking, then said, "Then we should make preparations early."
"If, in the end, we still cannot stop the Feysac Navy from attacking Pritz Harbor, we should assemble our forces