Lunise held her breath. The statement left her speechless. Meesei could see why, if not in the seriousness of the request itself, then certainly in the intense thought going through Lunise's eyes.

"Soldiers," Lunise echoed. She blinked twice. "You wish for the Thalmor army to assist an invasion into Oblivion?" She assumed her regular stern face, angling her head in disbelief. "Meesei, I am sure you know the depth of such a request. Let alone expecting a joint operation with the Imperial Legion. Marod may have inducted the clans as protectorates of Cyrodiil, but we have no such arrangement."