Valen gazed up at the king, the resolution never fading once from his golden eyes. He rose slowly from his kneeling position, The king refused him, quite strongly, stating of course that the Elves had done so well remaining 'neutral' for so long. Valen was simply crushed, and the look on his face reflected that. Somehow he knew the King would turn him down quickly, though it gave him at least a little hope that Sauren did at least acknowledge that he would try to give aid, even if it had a requirement attached to it.<br/><br/>"The elves may have remained neutral for centuries, but Elves, Men, Dwarves, and Dragons all did fight side by side long ago, together they defeated a force that would have spelled the end for all life on this world, we face a similar threat today from a dark power that is no less dangerous than the last. Individually, none of our people stand a chance against this dark empire, even the Dragons will eventually be besieged and likely exterminated... but together we do have that chance of victory, we can win." Valen assured the king, he knew the legends of the Great King that long ago united all the races together under one banner against the darkness plaguing the land, if only Kali were here, she could easily convince the elves to side with them. Valen realized he had no chance of securing the elves aid immediately, this would take time. Did the elves plan on simply vanishing? The king would find them eventually, if he got his hands on the amulet there would be no running away from him, no fighting him, all hope would be lost.<br/><br/>Shortly after, Valen sighed in defeat.<br/><br/>"Very well, your majesty, I will not debate your order. I will go and attempt to gather the other kingdoms to our aid. The Elzier resistance will only be able to hold the king off for so long without aid, it is only a matter of months before he is at the borders of your forest, whether the elves lend their aid or not. Vayne took Elzier in less than a day, he has forces working for him that are not natural" Valen warned the king, keeping his tone very respectful, his head bowed. "I will try to return swiftly, and I thank you for listening to my plea, Lord Sauren, I wish you safety and prosperity." Valen bowed again and spun on his heel, turning towards his comrades with a grim frown on his face as he did. "Let's go" He said grimly, turning and walking towards the doors of the throne room, to the area outside, where his stance slackened a bit, shoulders slumping slightly.