On Queen's comments on Scarlet Empress Cyan nods and replies; "Indeed it's more complicated than simple killing or kidnapping for sure given circumstances."<br/><br/>Regarding Queen's commentary and suggested plan, Cyan nods, and replies; "Pilgrim plan was just suggestion, as I am not aware how well you're capable of blending in or use of stealth. It would be easier if the Great Houses had more control of mountain passage and Meru but the fact is Immaculate Order along with All-Seeing Eyes of Scarlet Empress are doing the observations make it much harder to sabotage or damage the guarding of the place. All according to Scarlet Empress overall design no doubt. But distraction tragedy can work but we aren't dealing traditional military or anything even connected to Great Houses but two independent organizations which have their own internal ruling structures and guidelines."<br/><br/>As Queen talks about cult and Andras role in it, as Queen gives him a prompt he speaks; "I am just worthy host who carries Queen's dick and uses it according to her command. In that sense, I am lucky but also having got misfortune failing to perform the ultimate task of blowing my dick off when she went on a mating flight where worthy males are tested mate with her. My failure ceasing the practice and now I have made up my mistake being taking care of the dick and dicks in the Hive and me especially having best one so the loss of competition from mating flights would not be a loss at all."<br/><br/>Andras words make Cyan's expression look first surprised, then confused but then smile and say; "Well, I am envious you having such a devoted man beside you. So far infernals who have been made even contact with lunars can be counted in one hand, and even less for ones where they are cooperating any manner and you're perhaps only one with full established full-time cooperation. You should consider yourself a very lucky."<br/><br/>Regarding Queen's proposal Cyan address the plans and concerns;<br/><br/>"I have worked on the paranoia of the houses, and in truth, I have worked to push the paranoia further and spark and ignite flames of civil war in Scarlet Dynasty. It's already smoking powder keg waiting for a just spark to explode already but I haven't yet found the match which creates the needed spark to get it going. Civil War would create a plenty of distractions for you to do and operate as you want, but same time risks for being randomly attacked by the great house with assuming association with one great house increases. But such environment and chaos are ripe for opportunities and tactics which would be too bold to pull now while would be acceptable risks during it. While more finesse operations would no longer be valid if the war would be raging on. So what you suggested for a distracting house with other's activities I have already been doing months now.<br/><br/>"I am unsure what bureaucratic activity you have done but so far bureau has been slagged down by the design of Scarlet Empress. She clearly build the higher and lower senate chambers as merely public circus shows where she decided what things were approved by her and which weren't and in her absence, neither high nor lower chambers can do any constructive for years already. The regular bureaucracy, the heart of the Realm, still functions cause of the Spire's free labor using students to do the scribe work for free and with decent evaluated quality. Of course, houses own bureaus or inner workings varies house by house, Nellens has been surprising industrious and is surprising wealthy compared rest of the houses which have under reduced income from tributes while Nellens secretly prospers thanks both increased small business and that the tributes to them come out in time cause good relations what Nellens has with their tribute territories, the few they have anyways."<br/><br/>Cyan sips and adds; "However I can add further pressure pull military forces around mount Meru but this has no impact to guardians in Mount Meru. As mentioned they are independent organizations with their own internal leadership and organization which works independently from the government which is in place now and outside influence of great houses. The All-Seeing Eye is secret police, yes and they work for the government but they aren't commanded by the government. They are only commanded by the Scarlet Empress or whoever is crowned as the new ruler of the Scarlet Dynasty. They follow Scarlet Empress's last orders and list of orders unknown rest of the government. So dragon-bloods guarding the city of Meru and mountains I nor anyone in city has no influence. Unless you infiltrate inside the organization and replace higher command's orders somehow.<br/><br/>"Same thing applies to Immaculates, they follow only orders of the highest in hierarchy inside their faith and that is Mouth of Peace. Mnemon had influence but that has faded over the years and especially during these pressured times as Scarlet Dynasty lives in. Even so, going asking a favor from Mnemon is ill-advised as she is most cunning of all dragon-bloods, a direct daughter of Scarlet Empress who had lived four hundred years so she can clearly suspect something and ten other possible plots instant you go ask for a favor. Including demonic ploys as she has second circle demons in her employment and they can give warnings about things even if you're infernal. Even so, immaculate do not patrol Meru itself, at best they reach high into mountains as a form of pilgrimage and see the city but not guard it. All-Seeing Eye is your primary target and it's a tricky organizational body to shake or influence, as even if civil war breaks out the all-seeing eye would not do anything during it besides what Scarlet Empress had instructed them to do in case of civil war in her absence."<br/><br/>Cyan sighs and adds; "Then last and not most least, both Immaculate Faith inner circle and All-Seeing Eye has sidereals involved and they would counter any ploys control or ruin organizational integrity of either organization and launch full investigation as a countermeasure. So cannot ham fist manipulating them either as normally with dragon-blood ran organizations you could. Besides the secretive nature of All-Seeing Eye. They are reasons why I do not employ even mute, blind, and deaf slaves. As All-Seeing Eye can have agents who have mutilated themselves to be slaves and yet gather intel and report to them secretly. That much devotion they have for Scarlet Empress and her Dynasty. Not to mention any dragon-blood past two hundred who has so-called 'retired' from active dynastic life can be actually a senior member in the organization in full duty. I have only managed to identify only one such dragon-blood and it happened by a chance and randomly connecting dots, so not fully confirmed but highly suspicious profile, but there were hints there can be more of them."<br/><br/>Damaj has been silent but he then adds; "So you're saying; we would go bare feet into deep waters with treacherous currents where electric eels swim in muddy waters and we have to grab onto eel quickly and throw it fast enough before we get hit by electric shock? In short high difficult task even for supernatural beings to try to manipulate organization which was build counter such tactics first place?"<br/><br/>Cyan nods and replies; "Precisely, if you plan to go quickly mount Meru and try to bypass the guards in the path in a more stealthy way than using disguise that's possible with certain spells or even artifacts. Then on the city of Meru provide a distraction while the other half focus grab and loot and then regroup. Easier done than pull forces from the city of Meru. Civil war would make this process harder as it would have both monks and all-seeing eyes more alert. It's a hard task also to get the city of Meru as a physical journey, as there are air elementals and gods in mountains who will report directly to either monks or all-seeing eye for anyone using sorcerous travel to the city of Meru but it's possible. As troops do need to travel in their discreet manner so there may be a secret passage or two they are using which is outside of public knowledge. But digging such information takes time."