James was thoughtfull again for a moment "Getting word from the Elder Counsil could take awhile...They are a three day hike from here.." James stamped out his smoke then said "You can't have me bed ridden while this is happening...Either Flynn wakes up and gives us orders or we are going to have to do something about it ourselves" James went silent for s few moments before speaking again "Say we do send out scout parties...What direction do we send them? and how many should we send? We can't leave this place undefended.."