Ignoring Lunise's tone, her suggestion was not actually badly received by most of the council. As organized and "civilized" as they had become, they were still lycans under the rule of Hircine. Individual strength and prowess formed the foundational structure of most packs, and it extended into their leadership. Challenges such as what Lunise described were certainly more common among them than with most other groups. Such parts of their culture were hardly a secret to their allies, so they might not have been surprised to see the slight hint of a subtle grin along with Meesei's confident response. "I am no stranger to challenges, I assure you both. That actually would have been my suggestion as well. This responsibility is one that relies upon personal combat ability, so a test of that ability should naturally lead to the best result. I do think your military leaders could be persuaded to agree to send a champion, or champions, of their own. I should think they would be quite confident in their ability to defeat some 'Argonian cult leader', as you say. And if they wish to keep any sort of diplomatic trust, then they will have to abide by the results."

Saras kept any emotional response to Lunise's suggestion close to his chest, but he had no objections to it. "I am sure this council is confident in our Champion, but regardless, we shall honor the results as well, whatever they might be. Ultimately, we all just want to defeat Vile by whatever means necessary. I can say that I am pleased to hear that our plan for a cooperative invasion is seeming more...plausible after speaking with you both. I am under no illusions that it will be easy, but it may be possible to convince your superiors to take on this endeavor. I have become familiar with the proceedings and habits of both Imperials and the Dominion in my work, and I expect that both of them will want to keep close eyes on such an important endeavor. They will want to have their eyes on every detail of preparation in the months leading up to the invasion. I do not know of any military leader that would be willing to invade Oblivion itself without having a hand in the preparation. I expect they will want to assign one or more people to represent their interests here, and given your history with us, I fully expect that those people shall be the both of you."