Crown Prince Ling turned towards the troll, and gently leaned back against bridge's rail. His blood colored eyes regarded the situation calmly. In a measured, if not bored, tone he said "I can see you are one to get straight to the point... As host I am honored to do the same in kind."

Ling pressed his palms together, silently preparing to summon fire if needed. "The Yellow river originates high in the mountains, within our borders. The tributary that we dammed, the Shinshu, is but a minor casualty in our endeavors to better train our men to defend Xi'an. By damming the river, we are now able to control its flow and create a training camp for our water demons. Since we have not tapped into the Yellow River for our own supplies it was a perfect candidate, we hope to in the next ten years have dammed the Yellow River as well as its tributaries."

Ling spoke with a measured and matter of fact tone, as if they were conversing about the weather.