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To both sides, it would be obvious that Gar’Tan was having to focus considerably to facilitate communication between the two sides. Not only were there multiple minds all thinking at once, including an AI with thoughts unlike anything he had felt before, but there were also limits on what even he could understand. Much of what Vigdis had said and felt, especially technical details regarding the Jotunheim, simply went far beyond any subject he had studied before. Just reading the intent behind her thoughts did not even come close to conveying what he needed to understand them. 

Gar’Tan did convey every word faithfully, but with how this conversation was proceeding on both sides, Gar’Tan’s mandate to neutrality did compel him to speak up. The thoughts he intended them to hear, he placed into the minds of every Human present, as well as the mind of Wodan looking on through the cameras. 

[i]Gar’Tan believes it necessary to caution the Humans against making judgements too hastily. The words of warning against Mythadia are not outright lies, but they are also not the full truth. They accentuate only the worst aspects of an entire people. The Glen, who hold the majority rule over Mythadia, are a people who have always valued freedom, and fought for it with all their heart. They are not a rigid and uncompromising people, in any respect. The founding of Mythadia, and its neighbor Acanata, was marred by the fact that they were remnants of Kolodon, a S’tor Empire that dominated the continent until about three and a half centuries ago. It is not a lie to say that they inherited some of the legacy of Kolodon, in their government, in the families that still hold power among them, but they are not outright warmongers. They are not beyond reason. You may still find that the Ascendancy is a better ally for you, but try not to color your assumptions too greatly before these negotiations.[/i]

 
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While Kareet did not hear what Gar’Tan conveyed to the Humans, she still could not help but to speak up as soon as he was ready to convey her words. “If I may, for a moment, I would say that it is not my place to be involved in politics. It is irritating, and I have no interest in it. But to speak of understanding, of knowledge, that is my place. I am a scholar. If you are planning on negotiating in a few days, then permit me to start my studies of you right away. I wish to learn of you, your physiology, your history, your culture, everything I need to write my encyclopedia on you. In return, I can share any knowledge you want to help you prepare. Knowledge, for knowledge. Make the same offer to Silbermine, if you need. I simply think it would be a waste of time to delay learning from one another over this. In fact, it may end up helping us both.”