Minas was quite surprised that the Dark Elves did not dispute the handling of the medicine. They were dim-witted, desperate, or a dire combination of both. They had just placed the health of their people squarely on the whims of the demons, who now had complete control of production. That also gave them control over the spread and lethality of the disease.<br/><br/>The demons had severely undersold their abilities. If the mothers truly applied themselves they could save every single one of the elves afflicted by the Wasting Sickness with their magic. By relying on mass produced potions the healing process would be much slower and not all could be saved. With carefully selected shortages or drops in quality, the demons could effectively kill off entire villages if they so chose, allowing the demons to slowly encroach further than their promised territories.<br/><br/>That was exactly what Minas and the other mothers planned to do, and the Dark Elf rulers had practically condoned it without question. It had mostly been a ploy to negotiate for more land, a few more territories for an ingredient list, or quality testing, or any other thing the Dark Elves could have asked for to insure that they were not being swindled. But they had simply agreed.<br/><br/>Either way, Minas and her children would be getting more land. They wouldnt be obvious in the culling, of course, they still needed the Dark Elves as allies in battle. It was just a lovely surprise to see that they could be so easily manipulated.<br/><br/>Minas hid her intense pleasure by pretending to be attentive to the queen's little speach.<br/><br/>"That shall be Ranuk," she gestured with a lazy flick of her hand to the white behemoth standing behind her, who made a soft grunt deep in his throat as a dog might in acknowledgment.<br/><br/>The serpent, done with reading the particulars, handed the treaty back to Minas with a few hissing words in demonic. She nodded, added her seal, and then placed the paper between them in the very middle of the table.<br/><br/>"Are we golden then?" She asked cheerfully.