"I took us out of time only to ensure our neutrality." Meesei responded calmly. In truth, she wondered how Lunise was able to detect that anything had happened at all, unless she had knowledge of the specific kind of magic she used. The Psijics could and had used such magic in the presence of master mages, with them being none the wiser. "It would be foolish of me to try and take sides when half of my clans reside in the Dominion. You know that you are a rational person who would not risk your people by trying to deal with Vile, but how am I to know that? We have only just met. Marod knows you far better, so I asked him. Remember, I have been fighting a war with Vile for nearly a decade. A war in which the slightest leak of information, the smallest missteps when speaking with strangers, can get my people, my brothers and sisters, killed. I have to ask that you forgive my paranoia, for it is what has kept us alive. I apologize for any offense; if you would like to ask me any questions, I would be happy to oblige."

Meesei motioned her hand forward. "And as a token of good faith, I have an offer for the both of you. As Marod alluded to before, both of you could potentially want to integrate lycans into positions in your own militaries and other organizations in the future. However, I doubt you would have the same experience as my people at training lycans to master their beast spirits. I can offer to send instructors to you both to teach your people how to most effectively train newer lycans not only how to control their beast spirit's urges, but to form a connection with it that will strengthen their abilities."

Naturally, Meesei did have another motive for making such an offer. If either of the nations tried to integrate poorly-trained lycans into their militaries, then there would be a strong chance of an incident that could lead to a loss of life for their other soldiers. That would give their governments an impression of lycanthropes that Meesei would like to avoid.

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Ahnasha took in a deep breath, staring at the crystal in front of her. "Okay. I suppose...everything is ready, then. Nothing is holding me back. I can just start whenever I please."

Despite her anxiety, Ahnasha could not stall herself forever. She clasped her hands together and closed her eyes to concentrate. "I suppose I can still speak to you during all of this, just, um, don't expect me to concentrate too much on the conversation." She added. Finally, with nothing else left for her to do, she began her ritual. From the first soul gem in the top row, she began to draw in soul energy. The violet tendrils of energy flows first into the crystal, then in a more concentrated form into Ahnasha herself. Ahnasha had not said explicitly how long it would take, but the pace she was going did make it seem like it would take a while.