[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/ZG8pths.png[/img] [b][The Ottoman Empire Team][/b] - [i]Akshamsaddin at the Meeting[/i][/center] Aksha couldn't help but chuckle, as he had already taken a seat by the time Orson had asked him to. [color=f7941d]"Well, I admit I was overly zealous in summoning my student. I was already in Istanbul at the time, teaching others as a teacher should. As the individual I summoned was highly connected to Istanbul, I wanted to leverage the opportunity to guarantee the summoning of the exact individual I was looking for."[/color] He explained, hoping that would make clear why he had jumped the gun in the summoning process. He wasn't too sure why Orson disapproved of him, but the man from Turkey had spent many years of his life becoming a figure of controversy in certain parts of the world. Those of a certain magical circle were more than aware of his... Nature. [color=f7941d]"Now, Mr. Anderson, was it? As for my magic, I am trained in a certain sect of Sufism. Particularly the kind taught to me by my own teacher, Hajji Bairam. You may be unfamiliar with the name. But I assure you, he was a very beloved man in his time."[/color] Simple and to the point, Aksha looked back at Anderson with a similar gaze. His eyes hidden by the mask, so that all Anderson could see was a whiteness staring back. [color=f7941d]"I expect that if you choose to come with us, then we shall have time to discuss the origins of my magical studies. I am no Solomon, but I have spent many years connecting magic to the very soul of mankind."[/color] He held out his hand, and waited for Anderson to shake. His grip was firm, surprisingly for a mage. Many would see mages as sheltered, but that clearly wasn't the case for Aksha. He had spent many years traveling the world for a reason. [color=f7941d]"Now, Mr. Winchester, it is a pleasure to meet a fellow mage. Especially one who is preparing themselves for the upcoming Grail Wars. I would tell you my student's name... But he has just informed me that he would rather I not."[/color] There was a smile, only just visible enough. [color=f7941d]"He is rather eccentric, so I expect he is plotting to inform you all publicly of who he is in the most spectacular fashion possible upon your arrivals in Poland."[/color]