We probably need to start thinking of how to get the other wizards home. Like, yeah, this is a highly risky mission with guaranteed causalities (which we've already experienced), but Mathlide is a Lady Magister, and has both authority and responsibility over the other wizards. We have a duty to make sure as many get home as safely as possible. I mean, we're not going to get all of them, but lets at least try for 13/13, shall we?
Max, Johann and Hubert are not going to leave our side (and vice versa), Esbern and Seija can probably look after themselves, and I give Cyrston 50/50 odds of surviving by himself (future him explored Lustria, after all, but he is currently a journeymanling). The choir is under Egrimm's authority. That leaves Alexandra (who we know almost nothing about) and Michel for us to look after. (I still think Michel has an apparition, by the way).
Actually, now that I think about it, that's a pretty solid group. Two and a half survival experts (Ambers + Jade), multiple clear and mature heads (including 40 year old journeywoman Alexandra, who can be a voice of reason to the other journeymen without outranking them), significant ranged firepower (Max, Choir, Michel, Alexandra), and five hand to hand combat experts (Mathlide, Johann, Hubert, Esbern and Seija). If we throw Asarnil and Deathfang on top of all of that, that's actually a hell of a team. Shame it won't be enough by itself to get the knights and dwarfs home, but I think Team Magic has a decent chance by itself.
We definitely need to social Alexandra in the coming turns, and maybe a second round with Egrimm and the choir, but I'm actually confident we have the skills to get a good chunk of the wizards home now.
