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Ismael had leaned upon anything he could find near him, as once he does his body almost melded with the wall because of how relaxed he was. he was here with Lancer, yet he normally let him do as he pleases, so if he was near him or not didn't matter to Ismael. All Ismael was worried about right now listened to each person talk. 

The talks were simple: Why were they there, alliances, and 'tactics'. Ismael wasn't one to believe tactics existed with mages, it was mostly directed chaos. He has seen multiple people pull something akin to tactics off, but he would call those people exceptions to the rule rather than the retort.

Ismael noticed the group they were forming, a young boy who seemed to try and take reigns immediately. An attractive Egyptian woman who had seemed to suggest cooperation but gave nothing towards it, even if it was a simple explanation. A muscular man that blinded himself with a leather band as what seemed to have a familiar talking to him...in his shadow? And then finally a professor who seemed to have quite the head on his shoulders. 

The older gentleman seemed to be quite thoughtful, taking a close inspection and letting his thoughts be known in full. He brought up a fair point, if the enemy leader is a man who schemes often, he might try to take both of us out in one fell swoop. And in the same vein of reasoning, they tied into the same fact that everyone will need to work together well even if they weren't to make a truce. Out of everyone so far Ismael thinks the gentleman had made quite a good impression. 

As now was the time Ismael decided to speak, he lifted himself off of the wall and stepped forward, as he let his full height be seen. He stood at a tall 6'4, a large strong build, as he said goes over to Kaden and extends his hand and says, [Color=gold]"Hello, it's good to meet you Mr.Trask, my name is Ismael Helstein, I'm a Freelancer. My focus is on many things, but what I focus on the most is fighting Mages. I use Material Transmutation Magecraft and firearms. Oh and I also have 2 elements"[/color]. Ismael tossed a smile to Kaden even if he shook his hand or not. 

Ismael then started to turn and clear his voice as his voice came out clear and powerful, [color=gold]"I agree with Mr.Trask here, we do need to weigh the options of this truce. We would be taking out a powerful opponent quickly, but that could put us at a considerable disadvantage."[/color]  

Ismael gestured to all as he takes a position next to Kaden, using not only his own Charisma but also the notoriety Kaden might bring to help send home the idea, [color=gold]"After all if we were to all go, we would be showing our hand with our Servants. They would as well, but it might also play into their hand as we could find ourselves in a bad place, as our base is literally a wall."[/color] As Ismael tosses a gesture to the wall they are here to use as their base while he continues. 

[Color=gold]"If we were to team up, our common enemy would be taken out more quickly, but we could also find ourselves at the end of a trap we can't get out of. Honestly, I don't think it will be worth it, we all will still see them as a threat, so they wouldn't be able to risk-taking us out. Us being here will still keep the Philosophers under control, as they would be worried about two groups of Servants instead of just one group."[/color] As Ismael gestures to everyone as he continues to speak. 

[Color=gold]"We are in an advantageous position, we could have the strongest defense out of the 3 parties. A non-aggression pact for a bit of time is our best option with Yggdmillenia. Neither of our groups will mess with the other, as we both dedicate some of our resources to attacking the Philosophers, but we do not work with each other. If we were to fight with each other against the Philosophers, we would be giving up our best asset to give Yggdmillenia the chance to leave us high and dry if we overextend, or backstab us as we might not leave enough to defend ourselves from the rear."[/color]. Ismael was saying this as he moved around, constantly changing who he had eye contact with, always making sure people were engaging in with what he was saying. 

[color=gold]"With the non-aggression pact, we dedicate smaller amounts of resources to attack, using summons and other things to know what the Philosophers are up to and maybe putting a damper on their plans. During this time we dedicate the rest of our resources to fortifying our base. Making sure that later on, we are able to put more focus upon other ventures, knowing they will be unable to get to us through this wall. And maybe before getting a little too ahead of ourselves...getting a shower up..."[/color] As Ismael starts looking around realizing that they don't even have a toilet, [color=gold]"Maybe a toilet before that"[/color].