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addressing: Bianca, Lucas, etc[@Hero] Maya[@Obscene Symphony] Edmund[@webboysurf][@Obscene Symphony][hr]

[i]If I'm the child, then why are all of you wasting time playing these games.[/i]

Justinian continued to find himself less than impressed with Lucas as the prince attempted to shame him, only giving back a polite smile and a wink before turning to watch as more and more people turned against Princess Belle, who seemed very much backed into a corner by Sonia's rant. While the Scion of Earth did agree with the Templar of Light, and most of the words the Templar of gravity and Lightning followed up with, all he could think is what the point of all this arguing was. Entertainment? Was the Young Prince just bored and wanted to see his alleged peers snipe and rage at teach other by poking at a hot button issue in public. Or perhaps he was trying to cow Belle's ambitions o-

[color=darkorange][i]God this is why I hate this. Everyone's got an angle and everyone got a part to play.[/i][/color]

As he wondered at the Prince's intentions for this meeting once more, his eyes fell on the newly minted Scion of Lightning. Renault Allard, a man known by reputation alone but that reputation was more than enough to leave the Earth Scion with a bad taste in his mouth. He had been lucky to avoid any encounter with the man in his attempts at humanitarian aid with Theo, but the rumormll and his own brief research ito the man following the announcements were more than enough to paint a picture of an utter snake. That he was chosen felt as big a farce as that of the Prince, and under normal circumstances, Justinian would never give the man a second thought. But these were far from normal circumstances, and while the man was a disreputable snake with an interest in the truly heretical, he knew how to play this dumb game better than likely anyone here.

Maybe that was why the Incepta had chosen such a man, because it was clear from the outset of this talk that the imminent of threat they all faced wasn't enough to get people to actually focus on talking about what is, rather than falling back on baseless speculation and rhetoric. 

[color=darkorange]"If you aren't aware of what my position would be on this matter, you should do more research before calling these kinds of meetings. It's the least I expect from people when they bring me to these things."[/color] Justinian leaned against the dinner chair, fingers tapping away at the wood as he took the time to gather his thoughts. As tempting as it was to keep biting back at the Prince, the words of the Templars brought him back into focus. He had nothing to win by getting pulled into this. [color=darkorange]"As Sir Edmund and Princess Belle have both stated in their own way, we are on the backfoot right now. We don't know nearly enough about who we're facing, what they're capable of, and what their actual motivations may be for targeting the Scions besides the ones the seem obvious."[/color]

[color=darkorange]"Sir Edmund has stated better than I ever could the reason why even entertaining the issue of the Kaudian empire right now is farcical at best, and potentially damaging at worst." [i]Something Sir Edmund has also showed.[/i][/color] Justinian thought with a grimace as his eyes shifted to Maya briefly. He may have felt compelled to join Jannick in calling out the Templar's cruelty had he not been guilty of similar when under duress. How much those words were meant in earnest, the Scion could not say, but the man's closing statement was a low blwo regardless. [color=darkorange]"But neither is the Princess wrong, at least on one point. Something has to be done aside from waiting for their next move to either pick us off or, Incepta forbid, that this enemy gets their hands upon the newly born Scion of Shadow whenever they do appear. That said, I'm no soldier nor do I have any experience in info-gathering besides looking shit up on google. What we can even do right now, I have no clue."[/color]

[color=darkorange]"The only reason I came here was the hope of dicussing matters related to the collective threat we face, not engage in political theater. Unlike some of those present, I have no reasons to keep my views on such things private, so I really hope that I didn't put myself through the unneccessary risk of coming here just to talk about an event I have no real say in."[/color]