Odegai watched how Rollo walked away as Shamgar Paragon had just corrected his captain. It was clear that the Khitani lord and the Ak Sheh would not get allong very well even though both men had probably more in common then they both realized. Their pride and arrogance had them clash over details that others would find of little significance. Luckily the dawnbringer managed to clear the situation before things would explode. With the weapon matter settled and the Kreshvi backing away lord Khyriin did not find a reason the respond to Rollo's little word of advice. He did not feel the need to stirr up the conflict once more. The summit would see their own fair share of clashing so he preferred to keep this evening as friendly as possible.

Lord Odegai turned toward Shamgar Paragon. He bowed lightly as sign of respect. "I apologize for the commotion we caused. I hope you do not see my refusal as an act of disrespect. Our warrior culture and traditions are very strict and unforgiving. We Khitani gratefully accept your offer." As the lord finished his sentence he lifted his sword and presented it to the servants of the Dawnbringer. "We Khitani come in peace. Make sure you apply the bands as tightly as possible." The servant made haste and tied Odegai's sword to its scabbard. The Khitani warriors followed their Khan and presented their swords to Shamgar's servants without further delay or objections. 

The Khan turned towards Shamgar Paragon again. The Dawnbringer was right, Odegai had only visited the capital once since the previous Khan, his father had passed away 7 years ago. "You're right. I've only been once in the capital. Six turns of the wheel ago it was. It was on invitation of king Taramyth Paragon. He wanted to congratulate me in person for becoming the next Khan." Odegai paused for a bit as he did not want to engage in a long conversation about the past king. His house and the Khitani have served the crown faithfully for the past 200 years. House Khyriin and the Khitani had pledged their loyalty to house Paragon and the Phoenix crown. Over those 200 years the Khitani had rode into battle every time the Paragon kings had asked for their service. Lord Khyriin wondered if he could serve the crown just as faithfully knowing that the real man in charge would not bear the name of Paragon. 

The horse lord sighed as he secretly wished that there was an adult, competent Paragon to take the throne. One that would understand the troubles, worries and needs of the many different cultures of the empire. Odegai could not help to wonder why all the royal guard where Kreshvi. Of course they where formidable fighters but the fact that the entire honor guard was made up out of members of one house could be interpreted as how Shamgar Paragon thinks about the other houses and about mankind in general. It was a troubling thought to realize that the crown preferred to surround themselves with Kreshvi who look down on humans in general and have no respect for them. Not to mention that the Paragons overlooked all other houses which was a sign of a clear lack of faith in the lords and their sons. "The wheel has made many turns and things have changed in the capital since my last visit. There seems to be less of ..... diversity among the royal guards. I hope the summit will be fruitful and we'll have strong and just leadership that can face the challenges of the coming future." 

Before the Dawnbringer could respond to the horse lords concerns a new lord made his grand entrance. It was lord Alistair of house Suttbray. Alistair let himself get introduced by a giant as his perfection. It takes a lot of arrogance and a giant lack of self-knowledge to consider yourself perfect. Even though Odegai hardly knew the man he already disliked him. With people like Lord Suttbray and Ak-sheh Rollo va Herik Kreshimira the summit would be a long and painful process. As the entrance of lord Suttbray had drawn the Khan's attention it was then that he spotted King Osmodeus Marrow. It reminded the horse lord that he still needed to talk to the king of Alabast to finilize the preperations for the wedding of prince Oswyn Marrow and Rika Khyriin, daughter of the Khan. Odegai hoped he could soon talk to the king of Alabast about the matter and the upcomming summit