Destero smirked as he watched he foes draw closer, everything was going as planned. "Dain, Anne and Isaac get over here on the double, we'll take them all down in one fell swoop!" he barked at his allies. He didn't care if his orders were overheard, he was confident enough his plan would go smoothly. Besides, it wasn't like he'd been overly specific. Turning to Iris he said in a hushed voice, as this was actually important, "let me down just over there, but stay close. They have an archer on their side so I'll do my best to make sure you're protected until it's safe."
"That won't be necessary, milord," Iris said as she handed Destero his javelins. "I'm a trained pegasus knight. I know the risks and I trust that your judgement would be able to keep me safe without putting you at risk." Destero simply laughed as he dismounted her pegasus and placed the mine. He'd known Iris long enough to know she was simply putting up a front.
"Aww geez, look at that, will ya Anne? Destero's already gone and picked favorites," Dain joked to Anne as the pair walked side-by-side to where Destero had specified; though not as fast as he wanted. "Honestly though, he's got serious talent as both a fighter and a strategist. I'd fear he would replace me soon if it wasn't for the fact he's far to overconfident."
"My, it does appear that way, doesn't it?" Anne laughed at Dain's joke. "Hmm... yes. That would probably be for the best. He already risks his and our safety enough with his daring plans. Unless he gets taken down a peg soon or they're bound to get even more risky until something goes wrong. At that point the loss may be too great for him to handle."
Isaac just scoffed at Destero's orders. He was nothing more than a mercenary who they'd stumbled upon and hired. He had no respect for their "prince" nor trust in his skill as fighter or strategist. I'll see how well this pans out. If it doesn't, I'm not sticking around to get killed. Isaac thought as he trudged over to where the prince had instructed.
Iris (-1,-1) Swap with Destero.
Destero Equip Javelin and Use Mine (+1,0).
Dain move (-1,-3) Drop Anne (-1,0).
Isaac Move (-3,0) Wait.