“We need to find out more about him.” “Need to find out more, are we the yellow skirts now? Why do you obsess about knowledge? It’s that kind of talk that makes the civilized…” Charadon practically spat the word “…people soft. It makes you soft as well.” Mahala ignored him. Blustering, headstrong fool… “The man could be a fraud, or he could be a very real threat – or an ally. We need certainty, or as much as can be had. If the Illians are on the rise…” “All your pointless wars will do is make sure our enemies get organized and decide that we are better off extinct!” “Ciciel, is Lucian here yet?”