[Damian]

Damian looked at the Guild Master for a moment, a look of being dumbfounded on his face. Then the reason he was being asked clicked in his mind and he shook head to clear it. "I...I can't rightly say, Master Jamie. They've all come so far in the last few months, and represent this guild even without being S Class. Still..." He looked out over all of the members who he knew well, Penny, Angelo, Sasha, to name but a few. They'd all come so far...and become so much stronger. Turning back to the Master, Damian shook his head. "If I might, I would like to discuss it with them. I don't feel right springing something like this on them with a split decision."

[James]

"Everyone is sure pumped up," he spoke. "But I don't think anything extraordinary is going to happen anyways." James brought his attention back to Maddox as the man spoke, listening to what he had to say. The mage seemed to have a fair amount of experience dealing with the council, where as James had only the experience of avoiding one of the militaristic units. "The Magic Council isn't as strong as everyone thinks it is, you know. And you guys are stronger than you think you are. If push comes to shove, Phoenix Wing will come out on top with hardly a scratch." James nodded in agreement with that. He'd watched Damian in action. Hell, he'd seen the guy shrug off an attack from a Lightning God Slayer. If everyone in the guild was anywhere near that strong, James wasn't worried about it.

 "If the Magic Council really is dealing in dark magic... then I will step in." James noted that Maddox's red eyes looked around the table just before he started chuckling. "But odds are that won't even be necessary. You all seem strong enough to overcome that anyhow. Someone weak like me will just get to sit back and watch. If you all do good enough, I can probably just stay on the train and take a nap or something."" James shook his head and already had a reply in mind.

"If they're using Dark Magic, today's a good day to be a Paladin. My magic excels at countering any kind of evil magic, though I suppose I should say magic used with evil intent." Noting the smile on Maddox's face and how much further back he was leaning, James found himself chuckling. "Now lean forward, my friend, before you fall on your head."