Martin waved his has as to dismiss the thought of sleeping before Valentine stepped forward and spoke "That won't be necessary, Lady Felicia. We have been preparing for our visit for months. The first thing that was on the list of preparations was getting ourselves suited to sleeping during the night as to not complicate anything during our visit." Martin lowered his hand slowly and moved his gaze to Valentine before stepping forward and saying "It is as my son has said. We will see you and your advisers now and get all of the talk of business out of the way. Once it is. There will be nothing to ruin our visit with talks of policies and politics." As Martin spoke,Sebastian stepped forward and dragged Valentine by his shoulder. Leaning in and whispering harshly "What are you doing? Don't make power plays now,Valentine." Valentine Pushed his shoulder forward. Turning to face the white haired wolf with his bright yellow gaze. A light snarl building underneath the tone of his voice. "This is not a power play. My father wants me to be more involved? Fine. He will have his way. But I will choose when and how involved I get. Not him. And certainly not you."<br/><br/>Sebastian backed off at the sign of aggression. He did not know what was the sudden aggression but he knew that things had been different since the day of the alliance between the wolves and the vampires approached. Valentine had been given more work. Less time to rest. More interaction with his father and more time spent under his eye. Something that Martin was never soft about when making a comment about the most minor of details. Details that most overlooked. Sebastian gave Valentine room to breath. They were sparing partners so he had an idea of how messy things got when Valentine had that look on his face. If anyone would be able to deal with him it would be Martin. And better if be him that gets in his way than Sebastian.<br/><br/>The Queen began to introduce her family and the eyes of the wolves followed the hand of the Queen as it moved to introduce all of them. When the decision to speak elsewhere was given,Victor was chosen to lead them to another room. Valentine and Sebastian followed in toe of Martin. No other moves were made by Valentine. Choosing to stall his annoyance with how the night had begun as they approached the large double doors to a large study littered with shelves filled with books. Large lounging couches and armchairs with the smell of coffee filling the room.<br/><br/>The wolves stayed in formation even after a less formal look to the study was offered. Martin was about his business and he would prefer the woman of the castle find them waiting at attention that lounging in her own abode. There were standards that they had to set. The sound of heels clicking in their direction was their only warning of the Queens approach. When she did there was a moment they all took to get themselves seated and ready. The Queen showing her more vulnerable side in a way. Being with child during a moment like this must had been a great stress and Martin would not have it be any more. When she told him he would take the floor he decided to lead in a more calmed and collected manor than making demands immediately.<br/><br/>"We will open our borders. Your kind may come and go as they wish. There will be screening for the humans from Alexandria wishing passage to Nuverus as there will be screening and attendance checks for vampires that wish to cross the border to Alexandria through us. This is something I am sure you can understand. We don't need Alexandria starting a war and invading what they believe to be a city of ruins." Martin leaned in a bit towards the table. Scratching lightly at his chin as he said "We will work with you in helping you get the blood you need from the mates and pets of the wolves in our area. In turn. You give access to your food supplies in the ample lands your kind finds a lack of use for."<br/><br/>Martin relaxed himself before sitting back in his seat and saying "An order of good faith. Six wolves of my choosing will be given to you as added measure of security. Used to guard royalty or a garden rose. In turn. You are free to return the favor. I will find immediate use for them should you choose to send them to me. It is good to have agents we send to new allies be sent willingly. I know it is sudden but..." Valentine spoke up once again. Looking directly to the Queen before saying "It will be headed by a blood relative of the Alpha. Should there be any ploy or plotting. There is no greater loss than the spilling of blood of you own kind. I assure you. This is a gesture of good faith."