Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-34633327-20171104074017/@comment-10390252-20171106145315

It wouldn't be 'SDC' business. Although the SDC has their own security forces, as we've seen, if it's in Vale territory, it becomes Vale's business to guard it during the passage through their territory. A Huntsman associated with Beacon Academy and Signal Academy would be the sort of person you'd expect to get the job.

Given Blake's surpirse at Adam's announcement that he was going to 'set the charges', I don't think anyone knew the plan going into that mission except him.