Lunise's glower relaxed when time resumed again. Her eyes began to shift about the room in spite of Meesei's words. Mention of Talos worshippers being targeted was registered by a sudden glance at Meesei, but she quickly resumed scanning the walls around them, even extending her arms out as if she was plucking at cobwebs. She began to detect life and undeath and whatever else she knew to look for. When Meesei was done, Lunise took a step to one side, before looking at Meesei in utter confusion.

"What on Nirn was that?" Lunise asked in a near-mumble.

"Meesei merely asked me what your reaction would be," Marod announced clearly, looking at Meesei with his severe look maintained. "She was concerned that informing you that Vile's cultists were hunting Talos worshippers would encourage the Dominion to forge an alliance with them."

"What? The very notion is idiotic!" Lunise turned her body back to the table to lean her hands on its surface. "Beyond condoning some vigilantes, these Daedric cultists are responsible for an assassination of Thalmor officials, and countless more attempted assassinations and subversive, treasonous activity within both our governments-"

"I told her."

"That still does not explain that magic!" Lunise threw up an arm. "That was nothing normal. That kind of Mysticism magic, whatever it did, has no place in the hands of some Argonian shaman-"

"Lunise, she is the champion of Hircine, we know her to be a powerful mage."

At that, Lunise closed her eyes and took a breath. Her sigh was pained and long, though she opened her angled blue eyes with just as much anger at Meesei. "A powerful mage you may be..." She stabbed out a finger towards Meesei and lowered her scathing voice. "But you should not presume your position. Whispering to the Empire behind my back runs a dangerous risk. If you wish your clans to remain on neutral terms between the Dominion and the Empire, you had best keep an example set in this meeting, or [i]that[/i] will be your undoing in the Dominion's eyes. Not some errant heretics. Do I make myself understood, Meesei?"

Marod had not shifted his expression. However, he offered a subtle nod, encouraging Meesei to placate Lunise herself.

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Fendros slowly nodded. He didn't understand how to do what Ahnasha was saying, but her basic explanation was understandable. "I will be quiet and allow you to focus, then."

In reality, Fendros took a step back to give Ahnasha as much space as she needed. He knew how much this meant to her. The last thing he wanted was to be the reason for her failure.