In answer to the question posed a few posts ago the green territory is everything north of that green line that is still part of the main land plus the circled islands (being the one island off of the tip of the peninsular and the circled islands in the middle of the huge bay.) They are all Azera territory. As for waiting a post or two before opening the ball I've been holding off on making diplomatic over tones to other countries for the moment because I figured that was what we were all going to do at the ball. I'll gladly send out a diplomat or two pre ball if that would smooth things along. That would also make sense if the dragon is trying to do things pre ball, Azera diplomats won't just sleep while the dragon talks. They will be counter lobbying. Also, I so want the dragon to be at the ball. I know that might be kind of ridiculous unless she magically shape shifts, which is possible, but a dragon at a ball, come on! How great would that be?