Piren claimed his seat readily, recognizing its significance immediately, and listened with eagerness to his father's every word.  Though something tickled in the back of Piren's mind, that Azazel was not telling the entire truth.  But he was telling the truth, that much appeared certain to Piren.  It all fit together far too perfectly, filling those unseemly gaps in his knowledge of history and explaining the preparations of the Blessed.<br/><br/>When Piren spoke, his words were calm and measured,<strong>”The clarifies much, and removes a degree of the unknown.  Their weapons are but men, albeit those amongst the very strongest and the most fierce in the history of the world.  I could think of worse things to do battle with, for as strong in arms as our foes may be, they still have the mental frailties of man.<br/><br/>“But yes, now is not the time for assaults, it is time to reinforce out territory, dig in and prepare for them to betray us, as their hearts will no doubt do.  Hrm, if there is time, I could do my best to convert the mountain range into an ally for us.  We are naturally more acclimate to its treacherous paths, and with only a bit of effort, I could make it far more treacherous to our foes.<br/><br/>“And of course, there's the matter of Ichiro.  I hear he's been making some trouble, and inside the Blessed's territory at that.  We could offer to... remove him, as a sign of our willingness to abide by the peace.   In any case, now that I know what exactly I face, we face, I can take the proper steps to ensure to our defense.”</strong><br/><br/>Piren was silent for a long moment as he pondered his exact battle strategies and lightly tapped his fingers on the arm of the chair that his father had summoned for him.<strong>”Lianna would help me greatly.  And I will need a mobile strike force, something capable of moving with great speed in response to an arrival of one of these traitors on the front lines.  And of course, I will need to see to the security of Jahl'Ra.  There are many here who would be willing to throw aside their loyalty in exchange for a chance to grasp at greater power.<br/><br/>“But for the moment, I await your command, Father.”</strong>