<strong>"You can't challenge the Emperor. He is exempt from the rules of war. And he is really powerful. The Emperor of the Horisian Empire always has Wyrdling powers, and they are magnified by an artefact in the royal temple. His underlings though, well Val'Qerim here already kicked the ass of his highest general. And I don't think they'd fight you on their ships...Ritualized combat usually takes place on the planet they are invading. Then again Razormaw might agree to it because of his respect for Valkyrie." </strong><br/>He looks between Shadu and Barb, and Val can recognize the facial expression of the draconian alien to be one of worry.<br/><strong>"I need to clarify it...If you go and break their rules like that...They will do so too. The Horisians are honor bound to a bloody fault, but if you show yourselves unwilling to play by their rules, they will not abide by them either. Though I don't think they've ever encountered a force like you before...So you might win. Or well, we might win because I am not abandoning Val now. Unless you wish me to?"</strong><br/>The last was directed at Val, and he looks at her with a loop-sided grin.