Walls? [he echoes incredulously.] I know this is a low tech level, but what about aerial assaults? There must be some magic that equates to that.

[Professional mercenary commander as he is, Miles has a clinical disapproval that is obvious in his response, though he keeps his voice pitched low like hers. He seems to fall into talking out the situation with her naturally, accepting her input with an easy back and forth.]

Maybe not ignorant. Maybe just wishful thinking. [He squints in assessment at the distant figure, looking for routes.] That vertical maneuvering gear Braun mentioned, do you have a set with you? Not now, just in general.