"Well. That's up to you all." Falk said to them. Then he looked to Zane. "Good intuition, by the way." "Now. I will agree that only a small amount of you can make your way to each location. The Coldbournes know us, and if too many of us show up in one location they could attack or even KILL you. They've already tried to take the dojo, but we held them back. They've been throwing grunts at us for the last month in an attempt to whittle us down. If too many of us are out there, there won't be enough people here to defend. So while some of you are out and about, the rest will stay here and help with the defences." "But why don't we call for outside help? Many of us here have connections, dad!" Anne asked. "And that's another reason we have been so screwed. The Coldbournes have access to a massively large magic weapon that can turn the stratosphere into a blizzard. No one can make their way through or land, which means no outside help. We're on our own."