Karsis seemed indifferent with Roseanna's proposition, as if it had been given to him before. He was sitting in his staterooms couch eating a light meal and reading a very old book in what appeared to be a forgotten language.<br/><br/>"Roseanna, while I appreciate your loyalty to your King, I cannot just deny Athkore his inalienable rights to challenge my authority. That rite comes from beyond a time that Humans even could make fire. To deny him that would be to deny everything that we are. Besides don't you think if we could create this magical medallion you speak of, don't you think we would have used it by now? Do you think we like living in this state of self induced exile? It may look like a paradise to a newcomer. But to me this place is a prison. A prison of which each of us pays a debt for a crime that each of us has committed..." Said Karsis putting down his book and standing. Walking over to a painting from a long lost civilization.<br/><br/>"Do you know what crime that is Roseanna?" He said looking back at her for a moment. "Its not being normal, for not being a member of the status quo. I have lived now for over 20 thousand years. I have seen and experienced what humans have done to us, and what we have done to humans. Even if we had this magic to hide who we are, why should we? Why should I have to hide who I am? Why must I be punished for being what I am? These are the questions that millions of lives have been lost to try and answer, but we have not gotten the answer we wanted...." Karsis continued. He then walked over to Roseanna and placed a hand on her shoulder in a comforting motion.<br/><br/>"In the end, this is a choice that neither I nor you nor anyone else can make for Arex, it must be his and his alone. If I were you, I would stop trying to stop something that cannot be, and say goodbye to an friend. For tommorow, either he or I shall no longer be alive. I think he deserves that much at least." He said then left the room to retire for the night.