As the days drug on, each of the boys spent their time in different ways. While they all trained up for the coming mission, Thyverian notable spent the least amount of time doing so. Opting to divide his time between prepping for the mission, and visiting a certain white lioness. Menis, determined to make his father and brother proud spent most of his free time training with his bow and newly acquired sword. Getting tips from anyone who would give him the time of day as he desperately sought to improve. Seylian spent his time either reading about strategy, working out, or challenging Manus, and the Demon to sparring matches. He figured the best way to improve would be to fight those better than himself... and work to surpass them... though he did not win a single match, he did learn alot from the veterans. Their free time consisted of the time of day that Melorn was not running them through drills, or making them run war games with other squads.
Finally, the day came all three males had been assembled at the base, waiting to meet the team they were going to be working with. Each of them looked a bit less rag-tagy, Thyverian sported better and shiny armor with more coverage than before. Menis had on a black and green brigandine over some soft padded armor. He still had the same bow, but also sported a new arming sword on his right hip, as well as a steel helmet to protect his head. Seylian wore a gambeson under a suit a mail with steel plates covering his shoulders, torso and other vital areas. He also had a couple trick weapons installed into his modified gauntlets. All of them wore medium length black capes sporting the blood hawk insignia, much more offical looking now.
Melorn walked infront of his boys, not sporting any new gear, but having the same cape on his back. "Alright, the military is a bit occupied with some Rastrox counter offensives on the west to give us any real backup this time. They have dispatched a frigate, which will serve as a transport, and a way for us to communicate with home. We do not know what we will find when we touchdown as the Rastrox have been very erratic since Lenarin was killed, but we do know that this is one of their major staging points. If we can knock this fortress out, we can severly cripple their ability to move troops through this region. We will be working with the Thunder corps. They will be arriving shortly on the frigate, however there are serveral other teams striking in different parts of the region to pull as much attention away from the fortress for us, get in, kill whoever in charge and raze the place to the ground."
The cheetan's speech was cut off once the sound of an airship overtook their senses. Looking up, they would see the frigate touching down not far from them. Onboard the ship, looking down on his allies from the bow was the even younger iteration of Theron, Thomas Saldarene. A ginger tabby that resembled a mixture of the patterns worn by his father and grandfather. Dressed in a silver and blue brigandine with several different types of firearms of various sizes decorating his armor, along with a single dagger attached to the left of his chest, for quick access. He also had arming swords with strangely modified crossguards on both his his hips. Arms crossed over his chest as his sapphire eyes tried to get a good look on those waiting for them on the ground. Also on the deck, but closer to the middle of the ship, was the squad's leader Waldier, a robust leonkin decked out in heavy plate armor, a large kite shield and a big ol mace. He was sat down, eyes closed in deep thought as he waited for the ship to land.