Titania was proud of her troop's performance during the battle. What was less pleasing was the losses they took and in particular the wounding of two council members. Titania herself had suffered little more than minor bruises during the battle. However even more displeasing was the botched raid that Eliz lead afterwards. Perhaps it was not a question of competency but the loss was hurtful all the same. Still there was nothing to be done for it now but learn and move on.
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Titania sighed and pondered the Children of Mercy's offer. It would certainly be most beneficial to receive their services for free, but it would require them to let Greenfeather recover. They had already spent much fighting Greenfeather and it would be best to take care of them now, before they could become a further problem, because they would not take such a loss sitting down. [b]"I must agree with Eliz on this matter. The Greenfeather's must have their attack returned, else we shall give them the bravado to attempt such an attack again as well give them time to recover from this battle. While we have also suffered losses I believe that if we push them now we shall have this problem dealt with before it becomes any worse."[/b] Doubtless someone would agree with Seoras and it would turn to a matter of dispute. They always did, that was the point of the council after all. But Titania couldn't justify the small price the Children asked for giving up the chance deal with this enemy here and now.
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Titania viewed the boy critcally. He was young it was true, but that was not reason enough to exclude him. Eliz's speech more or less covered most of the points Titania would've brought up but she would still state her thoughts. [b]"Eliz's test if fair and I have no quarrel with either the contest or the proposed result. I simply ask the two of you to keep your battle-lust sated by your common sense. Neither of you will do us any good if your attack on Greenfeather results in another failure like last time."[/b] She felt some amount of hesitance about bringing up the botched raid so soon but it would make her point all the stronger. They could ill-afford a hastily laid raid or fool-hardy attempts by a boy attempting to prove himself.