[h3][center]Hyznia[/center][/h3]
[center]Rem Vano's Estate[/center]

It was true that the CMAS were not a realistic threat to engage in combat. There was however more to this predicament. Subtlety might take too long. A direct assault would prove fatal and ultimately break peace between the quadra powers and set up further weakness for when these Gaians advanced in force.

"I will trust your judgement, Master Lauchlin." Rem decided. "Hear me out for a moment. I know very little from what I've heard of these seven sins. I'm afraid that any kind of attack on the CMAS would prove simply to weaken us before this greater threat arrives. I feel like we need some way to expose the Gaians as a true threat before internal conflict destroys our alliances. I'm certainly no friend of these officials or their politics  but do you truly think breaking the CMAS before the Gaians arrive -- assuming we can actually accomplish that given the time -- would give us an edge?"

Rem reached beneath one of the tables, producing a travelling pack and started putting various provisions into it, specifically one of the journals on his desk and some reagents for mundane spells. Sulfrax Lauchlin was not the kind of man to change his mind. That much was made certain during the meeting with the king. Rem would even go so far as to deny Lauchlin's request for help but the gravity of the situation demanded he rise to the challenge despite it coming with so many strings attached. Politics; something Rem desperately avoided. A place often dominated by the corrupt and power hungry. Few are the virtuous men and women in power. Sad though it be. "Regardless of what you think I am going with you. My fate was decided ever since a madman attempted to murder me for living in the wrong spot at the wrong time." He put the pack on his back and sighed. He just got back but it looked like he wasn't going to sleep in his bad for a while longer yet.