Dev had simply given the brass a cheeky smirk as they headed to the table, though being in the shortest form in the room sort of took the punch out of it.<br/><br/>The kobold disguised emperor was not unaware of the detect spells going off, but with the crown in its 'hidden-but-active' mode, no one was sensing it. So all the did sense was the few permanent spells as well as the nearly dozen magic items on his person.<br/><br/>Devaguea did put his hand up, but the copper spoke up before he did. Once the host finished, Devaguea did stand up. "For those that don't know much about Taldor, they are renown for their history and adoration of dragon slayers, though they are not against torturing or mutilating them if they have the opportunity. Their common class of citizen is basically uneducated to make them easier to control, and even the merchants, craftmen and scribes have as little in the way of education as they can get away with. They may have once controlled an empire that spanned most of inner sea, but their 'nobles,'" the way he spat the word made it clear his opinion on the nobles even as he continued, "are now more interested in feuding with each other or increasing their own standing than doing their duties to their lands and people, and their current ruler has encouraged this trend even as the borders of his lands shrink ever closer to the capital. While I do not known much of the current situation other than the emperor's worsening health, I would advise treating this situation with great caution. If any are thinking of assisting a particular faction, or of stirring the pot to keep their military turned inward, should do so through intermediaries. Any dragon of any lineage that enters that nation will not be well received unless you consider a flight of arrows followed by a hard charge to be 'well received.' After all, one of the fastest and 'easiest' ways to get a noble title is to present their emperor with the head and, more importantly, hoard of a dragon with their oath of fealty."<br/><br/>He then sat back down, and sat back to listen to the other dragon's thoughts on the situation.