He nodded, enjoying the pragmatic attitude of the brass, and decided to save this one's 'breaking' for last, though he actually wasn't REALLY breaking them, just refashioning them into something more suitable for his eventually, fully combined mind's needs. "If they give you issues, I can and will make my full support of you public and obvious. And if they dissent still, then clearly they were not intelligent enough to adapt with the circumstances, and need to be weeded out."<br/><br/>He grinned as he finally got an opportunity to use troll logic to a useful end, his movements with the dragon softening, no longer truly 'raping' her, or so he hoped, but more rough sex she hadn't wanted. He snorted in amusement as he sensuously licked her neck, slowing his thrusts, trying to make her unconsciously move with him. He figured a month at least with her, more likely several if not a year, and revised his estimates upwards. Seems he would be staying on the material longer than anticipated.