<strong>Torven</strong><br/><br/>He hadn't had many dealings with Alest, nor did he particularly care too.  The man was too much like a politician.  Never spoke straight, always seemed to be finding some angle.  "I think I'd rather discuss the issue with one of the other Council members.  I don't know Master Alest all that well," he said, quietly, "Nto well enough to know whether he'd seriously take my advice and concerns into consideration."  There were those masters who decided that they were wiser than "mere" knights, afterall.