Intelligence gathering took two weeks.Not operations. Not raids. Not ghost warfare continuing blindly accumulating casualties through inadequate preparation. Just intelligence. Systematic observation. Patient collection of information Marcus needed planning operations that wouldn't repeat second failure, that wouldn't cost lives through preventable ignorance.Ryn led reconnaissance teams. Twelve scouts rotating shifts observing convoy routes, garrison rotations, champion movements. Professional surveillance requiring patience most warriors didn't possess, requiring stillness that combat instinct resisted, requiring accepting that watching was mission instead of fighting."Champion profiles compiled," Ryn reported after first week. Data accumulated through observation, through tracking patterns, through noting which champions led which operations. "Fifteen champions total across Eastern Shadowlands occupation force. Three dead from our operations. Twelve remain.