Michelle noticed the arrival of new face and yet another new race. This one seemed to have people surrounding him, either serve has guards or helping him in some way. He looked different as well as mix of human and horse it looked like, which was very interesting. She wondered if they had the same ability that her people had, which is basically thanks to the Crystal Net change shape, appearance, and really anything else they wanted to change at any time. She would look at him up and down, which helped to distract her from John ignoring her questions and statement, which she would have found very rude. There are something that you just don't do and especially to the ruler of the Atlantican empire and that is ignore her. But thanks to her own curiosity she ignored him and when she turned her attention back to him, she thought he answered but she didn't hear him. The idea that she had been ignored or some question over looked didn't even cross her mind.<br/><br/>This Shakar woman seemed interesting in that if she had power and was above rule, she would use it for her own ends. That made her dangerous in Michelle's mind someone who she should keep an eye out for. Though Shakar might have thought her questions useless, you learn a lot about someone and another culture by asking question even simple ones, after all to one culture shaking hands can be a grave sin. To make peace and have a true alliance first requires understand and learning about the other culture. Not only that but you can also tell about about other cultures by hey they react and listen to any others questions. Michelle act like a child, but if you think she has the intelligence of one, you will find yourself sorely mistaken and maybe even making a deadly mistake.<br/><br/>Michelle listened to the new comer and wondered what he was talking abut, she thought this was a wonderful place and it should exist after all in the darkest are were the fun is. Not to mention they often act as a melting pot and place where many different people and cultures come together. She also wondered about the council and how he would answer and talk about it. Though before that she would also introduce herself to the new person, she held out a hand towards him and smiled at him "hello, my name is Michelle" she said in a friendly voice. She was not acting proper and like a diplomat and it showed.<br/><br/>"That seems rather ineffective and rather biased system, with only 4 people in charge of some many lives and for so many decisions. As well as so few of the races are represented and have actual say in decisions. Voices is one thing, but having actually say is different. What is to stop the council from making biased decisions to there own species and harm the needs of others?" she asked. Atlanticans had her as a ruler, but she was merely a head of a council that had at least one member from every race they had integrated with among many more. Not only that but the Crystal Net allowed citizens to witness and contribute in real time to the debates.<br/><br/>Technological secrets? Michelle thought as she looked around at him and then at others, so far everything she had seen at least as far as she could tell was below Atlantican standards. Of course she had not seen there full use, but to her they seemed outdated, even though that might not be the case, she didn't know for sure yet. If the Atlantican Empire wanted to and planned on going to war with this galaxy it would not send a peaceful envoy. They would have invaded from the start like they had done in other galaxies. If Atlanticans send you a peace envoy taking it, for if you refuse it the next one will not be of peace. though not like they would know any of this, it was there first time meeting and Atlantican, and most likely they didn't much if anything about them, since they had not asked.