Plan of action (2)

"Y-You think it's possible?" Avankor asked in disbelief. Sure, he had been aware that Havon might offer some hope for the future. But he hadn't thought that it would be so soon.

"Every battle is winnable," Lucius said almost tiredly. After all, he knew this fact all too well. He had beaten what seemed unbeatable.

"You said you closed the surface entrance, does that mean you have no troops on the outside?" he asked after some thought.

"Only a few men who volunteered to look for food... it's been hard feeding the dens," Avankor replied.

"Death missions..." Lucius said plainly. However he admired their valiance, this meant that morale wasn't completely destroyed.

"So that means there are back entrances then?"

"A few that we can collapse at any time," Avankor replied.