Saras motioned a hand towards Janius. "You jest, but boldness like that may become necessary in these last days before our invasion. I am in agreement with the Champion. This is not the time for half-measures and compromises. We will need to be at the absolute height of our strength for the invasion, and be willing to accept any sacrifice required to get there. We can try to make as many plans for it as we want, but ultimately, the question of what happens after the invasion is irrelevant. There is no guarantee that our clan will even continue to exist after this, or if it does, that any of us will be alive to see it. But if it ends with success against him, then it will be worth the sacrifice."

Meesei nodded in agreement. "Indeed. I do not like the idea of deceiving either of Tamriel's major powers, but we will need [i]both[/i] of them to help. Perhaps we will be able to get them to reach some sort of agreement, which I do believe should be our first choice. Even if it ends with us owing some favors, their cooperation would be preferred. But if not...they do not need to [i]know[/i] that they are both helping us. This cavern is more than large enough to collect multiple armies in different parts of it, far enough away that they never see one another. Until they are in Vile's realm at which point the Daedra will be a far more immediate concern."

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Do'rhajul raised his brow at Sabine. "Chaurus? Are those the...large insect creatures?" He asked, his voice carrying a noticeable tinge of disgust. Or at least, he was uneasy at the thought of eating such creatures. 

Yerig, however, simply shrugged. "Eh, they're not that bad in the right kind of stew. Never liked it much on its own, though." Although most people, even those native to Skyrim, had never so much as thought about eating a chaurus, it perhaps should not have been a surprise that an old hermit like Yerig would have made meals of some of Skyrim's more odd creatures. It was unlikely that he always had the luxury of being picky. 

Do'rhajul hummed. "I suppose they are not terribly different from a desert sandcrawler. They were quite valuable in Anequina. Do you suppose it is likely that I would be allowed moon sugar? The same recipes could work with chaurus, I suppose."