Conquering the Planes

[Cassus]

It took Amani longer to process the Archivist's words than it took him to say them. After that, she paused a little longer in case Drinna had further questions. It was only polite. And since the half-orc bore her some kind of grudge, politeness could only help.
But she did eventually offer a few of her own questions. "Were these 'slumbering beasts' ever awake before? If so, when was it and what made them go to sleep?"
Then, more practical questions. "What sort of facilities do they have at the base we're going to? The briefing didn't cover what 'reasonable' meant; what assets do they have to spare?" It wouldn't do to requisition too much from the apparently hard-pressed forward base, but on the other hand the Organization's resources were legendary. "Also, is it possible to transmit a secure message to the base commander, to have some of his arcanists prepare certain spells for my use? Particularly Teleport Object, Telepathic Bond, and Remove Fatigue?" Her tone was pleasant enough, but it felt clipped. You could practically hear the bullet points next to each sentence.