Lucinda oversaw the planes taking off and going to war . In all her years on the battle field , never before has she ever been so assured of victory . The planes were packed with countless explosives and jacked up further with mounted machine guns that also had the same new technology of firing multiple rounds at once . Reports had started arriving that the army led by Maraja Idris was fast approaching the Northern mines . Remembering the words of Lan Montreal as he warned her that she might have to face Maraja head on , Lucinda got into the last remaining plane and it took off .