He considered the board for a moment, becoming an immediate master in it, before looking back up, his expression flat. "Same stakes?"<br/><br/>When she indicated her agreement, he tossed his staff into the floor, easily sinking it into the natural stone nearly twelve inches, before moving forward and sitting opposite of her. "Agreed."<br/><br/>He appeared to dismiss all but the most basic of his defensive spells, though in reality he had merely suspended them, as he asked for her to explain the rules. He knew about the blues, that they were the merchants of the dragon world, and since what they had entered into was essentially a trade agreement and a wager, he figured she would be more likely to kill herself than attack him while their agreement was in place. Once he defeat and banished Tiamat, she would be less likely to try and betray him, as being a consort to a god was a very prestigious position.