Areldril largely ignored Lunise's outburst. Her anger and denial were probably what he was actually expecting from her. After all, drastically challenging someone's entire view of the world was rarely met with acceptance. For Meesei, she was concerned, to the point that she was almost unable to maintain her stoic visage. Regardless, Lorag's skepticism had rubbed off on her somewhat. "I will concede that your claims thusfar have come without proof, Areldril. Do you have evidence that you are not just twisting theories on these Towers to your own ends? Perhaps to sabotage my alliances?"

"A fair question, and a much fairer tone, I might add." Areldril answered. "I can of course explain everything about the intentions of Vile, and even more about the Thalmor. But I believe it is Justicar Lunise who can confirm it. You see, she holds the documents I claimed from our archives. I procured those specific documents for very specific reasons. Now that I think about it, I am glad you are here, Lunise. You know how to identify all of the small details on those papers. All the little seals and decorations that verify them as being genuine. The magical wards weaved by our lorekeepers to preserve and maintain them. You know how to identify everything about them to confirm, beyond any doubt, that they are the documents you were sent to recover. Indeed, I imagine you have already done so. I also imagine you were sent here with the orders not to read them. They contain information forbidden for someone of your station, but that information confirms everything I have said. If you want the truth about how you, how all of us, were misled, read those documents. I would start with the scroll with the blue seal."

Shifting his attention to the others, Meesei in particular, Areldril continued his explanation regardless of Lunise's response. "The Thalmor, at their core, are built around a certain...religious belief. We Altmer are the closest decedents of the Aldmer, the first and greatest Elven race. The Aldmer were once Et'Ada, gods, themselves. Granted, they were lesser spirits to the Aedra, but still Divine, before they became mortal. We Altmer share their likeness, and it is the source of our superiority. I do not dispute this, but it is what the Thalmor intend to do about this that I find, well, insane. They wish to reclaim divinity, and do not see the Towers as the path to Aetherius that they once were. Rather, they see the Towers as binding the Altmer to mortality in this world. They believe that Mundus was a mistake, that your kind, Marod, mankind, was a mistake. They want to erase the very concept of man from existence, dismantle this world, and return to the divine. I can certainly appreciate their intentions, but through my years of study, I have not seen evidence that destroying the Towers would have the effects they expect it to. If I did, I would support them without question, but it is far more likely that we will merely be erased from existence. They are too blinded by their zeal and idealism to see that. I am not willing to wager the fate of Mundus on the mere chance of becoming divine. The documents I stole detail all I have said, and more."