Desmond looked to Duncan and gave a small smile "My people need as much help, if not more, than yours do." He said looking upward towards the ceiling "I hope to seal an impenetrable alignment to protect our two lands" he said sincerely. In his mind this was 100% the truth, at least, at first. However, as soon as Duncan had started talking about the chances of theft his mind was slowly shifting towards a counter intuitive direction. He stared to the ceiling and took a deep breath trying to maintain his calm composure, the last thing he needed was to reawaken Duncan's suspissions of him