Devaguea had scoffed at the elf, his eyes gleaming with mirth as he shook his head. "Oh, the folly of the longer lived races. So long to find the perfect answer, and when they turn to share, they find only dust and bones. And then you walk off loudly complaining about how the 'less intellectually gifted races' couldn't be bothered to wait for your answer."<br/><br/>He then settled right in front of her, before snorting hard enough to muss her hair. "Honey, if we wait until the elven conventions are satisfied, you will be marrying Maegar's grandson. And visiting Maegar's grave after the ceremony. I am hardly being disrespectful, though I understand that for many it is difficult to determine where disrespect starts and stops, and instead am being a pragmatist."<br/><br/>The dragon lord simply grinned as one of the nearby advisors muttered something about romance, and he gave an exaggerated shudder. "Romance? Sounds like a horrid disease. Quick, get Sena, there appears to be a disease in the room."<br/><br/>Those who actually knew him would quickly realize he was testing the two new advisors in training, ensuring that they would mesh with him, and not combust spontaneously one day.<br/><br/><br/>Devaguea looked up from the table he was seated around, and simply gave the...ambassador a neutral stare, holding it just long enough to approach disrespect but not quite cross it before replying, allowing Nordri to quietly murmur in his shadow. "Ambassador, it is a pleasure to have another visit from your august nation. Sadly, the last time someone visited they were less interested in trying to form positive relations, and clearly held no delusions as to the importance of my little slice of wilderness. Perhaps you would like to join me for lunch? I am sure you have as many questions for me and mine as I do about Mivon."<br/><br/>The plan was to be approachable but untouchable by his southern neighbors. After all, if he was going to be the River King, he needed to control all the river Kingdoms. If he got off on the correct foot with Mivon, he could start investigatng how to claim the nation without having to burn his way through it.<br/><br/>diplomacy - 29(+19)<br/>bluff - 30 (+19)<br/>intimidate - 35 (+19)<br/>sense motive - 29 (+16)