Lucius sat up slightly and tilted his head downward and to the side, taking a much darker tone in posture but keeping a light voice. Hmm, it would be more sporting if they remained separate...
I decline, I believe that the legions should remain separate and assault both cities at once. We cannot appear weak at the end of a war, so let the world know as we do that this is just mopping the entrails of their past advances. We shall take each fortress on with equal numbers and emerge victorious. I ask for the Taras command if that's deemed appropriate for this senate. It would be a shame to lose the senior consul in such a dangerous command.
They seem not worthy of Praetorian action with merged armies but with them separate...there's some glory to be had...excellent. Lucius continued to fiddle with his coin in one hand and drank some water in the other to clear his throat, all without losing time as the coin clinked between his fingers.