He smirked slightly, before shrugging. "Elwyrr, I don't trust the Summer Court while any of them are out of my field of vision. For all I know, Blossom and the Sphinxes report everything to the Princess, Meridia to her mother, you to who ever you work for, the drow to Leanansidhe, and Sapphire to which outer power smoothed out the imperfections I included in her creation. And then there is the Queen, who I say the less about, the better. And to continue that thought, I run this group on what appears to be sufferance.<br/><br/>But yes, that was one such facet of that. Others is what we call the recipe of misinformation. Two truths and one lie, mix well and serve. You get the right truths and lie mixed, and the target will swallow the entire batch whole. Blossom, the sphinxes, and Meridia are teaching me 'what they know' of magic, but I am not deluding myself into thinking they are teaching me anywhere near all they know."<br/><br/>He gave Elwyrr a steady look, before pouring himself another mug of ale. "You mocked me when I recruited you on my... 'political naivety,' but I think I might be a bit more shrewd then I let on then. Possibly?"