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"We are not friends." He snaps, and the door closes on its own. "What does your master [i]really[/i] want? I care for not for the Commander. What has he ever done for me that I could not do for myself? What is his will? To use my power for his own whims most likely. Why would I be under any inclination to work with a man who only cares about power? Such are not to be trusted." He taps his hammer into his hand. "I will agree to meet the Commander under two conditions. I can still decide what I will and will not do, and I answer to the Emperor, no other. I have a scales width of trust with anyone in a militants position of power, and many before him have betrayed my trust. The Emperor has a honorable reputation."