Hal-Neesa hardly skipped a beat before snapping back with her demands. "Well the, just kick out someone less important than me. Maybe the girl when she gets here, or...no, she is somewhat interesting too. Perhaps, what was your name...Verona? You're not important, you can scurry off and let the rest of us deal with this." She said, her gaze settling back on Vera. 

For Meesei, the prospect of [i]Neesa[/i] interacting directly with the Thalmor was perhaps one of the most frightening thoughts she had in the past few months. Even Lunise had comparatively little patience with Hal-Neesa, and she was more tolerant than most Thalmor. The clashing of egos between Neesa and the Thalmor leaders could be potentially disastrous in more ways than one, and she wanted to at least attempt to avoid it. "Our relations with the Thalmor are rather delicate, Neesa, and I have selected each of my witnesses with purpose. I am afraid you will be unable to join this time, but rest assured that you will not be kept out of the loop once we return." 

In contrast to Meesei's serious demeanor in her denial, Neesa started to laugh softly, then took a few steps forward and placed a hand on Meesei's shoulder. "Oh, I see. I really do have to apologize for my mistake. It seems that I accidentally gave you the impression that you have a choice." Her hand quickly tightened around Meesei's shoulder. "I am coming on this little trip no matter what you say. Either you can kick out one of them and let me through your portal, or you can leave me behind, I will track your portal's destination, then just follow you right after. And yes, I [i]can[/i] do that. So, you can either show up with four, or five, but one of them is [i]going[/i] to be me."

If Neesa's demands were not enough, it seemed that Meesei would not have time to deal with the situation before Sabine and Marod arrived, given the sound of footsteps just outside the door.