"You are stronger than I was when I faced him." Meesei said to Sabine. "I could not get past his defenses, at the time. Perhaps he has slowed down with time, but he is not the invincible foe we once feared. He can be beaten. Of course, we need not defeat him in battle, necessarily, but we do all need to be aware of the risks of any plan we decide upon."

Meesei uncrossed her legs and placed them flat on the ground, hesitating a moment before standing up to her feet. From the outside, she still looked terrible. The scars from the lightning cut across half of her body, and looked almost like a tree imprinted onto her scales. However, she had been focusing on the more important, internal injuries, so she felt much better than before. As usual, she would be able to heal her scars. "We do not need to convince all of them. If we can make just a few of them doubt the righteousness of their cause, then we can break down their strength. Even if they do not directly help us against their former allies, removing even one or two parts of their team could be all we need. Their strategy focused on having an answer to all of our abilities and strengths. If we are allowed to help each other in the battle, then their strategy fails. However, it is important to realize that there [i]is[/i] still risk to approaching any of them diplomatically. We have the original copy of the notes we found in Elsweyr, but getting those notes to them will still be risky. I would wager that the Breton, Arinette, will not be dissuaded by anything. She is a zealot, and a loyal follower of Vile. She may be one of the few among them who knows the truth. If we want to get those notes to them, we have to make sure that she does not see them first, or she will simply destroy them. We could try to hide the notes among the belongings of Do'rhajul, or perhaps Yerig, but that will require finding and sneaking into their camp. I do not need to tell you why that would be risky. But, even so, it may be safer than the alternatives."

Julan had accepted his father's hug, but he was still left speechless, partially because he did not want to interrupt the important conversation around him, and partly because he was too shaken by the experience. Kaleeth was still weak, but she was able to move herself enough to get closer to Janius. She put one of her arms around him, then the other around her son. She still had a splitting headache, but Sabine's potion was starting to help, so for the moment, she just tried to focus on comforting her family.