[Aynia]

Aynia stopped mid chew and looked over at Carrot before swallowing and giving an enthusiastic nod. "Good. If we can hold Drochaid Bont we can hold them off from the Queensland and keep them contained that much longer. We just have to hope the southern holdfasts can mobilize quickly to squeeze them in from the south." 

She tapped a finger on her chin before standing and going to open the large door, speaking quietly to the guard outside. She went to sit back down beside Carrot and briefly put her hand over his with a big sigh before squeezing it tightly and giving him a weary smile. She jumped away as the door opened again and the guardsman entered with a rolled up parchment.

"The map you asked for, and a quill and ink, Your Grace." She thanked him and waited for the guard to take his leave before moving the tray of food and unrolling the map onto the short table in front of them.

She dipped the quill in the ink and began marking on the map with various X's and arrows.  "These are the locations of our holdfasts and the routes they should be taking for the fastest travel. For the farthest holdfasts we may be looking at a couple of months for reinforcements, the closer maybe a week or two. Though we have those like Mestrland, stuck on the other side of Aimsir, separated from the Queensland. The reinforcements arriving in waves could be in our favour in the event of a seige, however, with a steady supply of fresh troops."