Devaguea just pointed out that she knew more about being a dragon than he did, as he was working off what he knew of himself and what other races had published. And he didn't need to say how questionable the larger resource was. Anything she could provide would be helpful.<br/><br/>Devaguea simply gave the spymistress an amused glance the first time, and made it a game to see if he could keep his cool. It would only help during negotiations with other nations. Though he did pull her aside after a particularly risque comment, and warned her that actions had consequences, and if she didn't keep her thoughts within certain limits, she would be taken aside and... 'punished.' And when she backed off and apologized, he pouted, before adding he didn't MIND the comment, he just wanted to make sure that it didn't become the normal, to prevent her making a particularly shocking comment when he was not where she could immediately see what he was doing. Last thing he wanted was to be having a serious negotiation with someone, only to burst out laughing at her making a very bold comment.<br/><br/>The dragon lord had no problems with formal relationships, and did formally pursue the paladin, while taking a slower pursuit of Anke. He did enjoy his time with the aasimar, but she was still new to things, and he was asking for a major commitment from all the females, especially since he was getting the better end of it. He had made it quite clear there would be several consorts and a queen, and while he didn't ask for them to only sleep with him, he did guess that spending time with another might cause a bit of friction.<br/><br/>As for the horde, he just smirked at Sydon as his masterful counter went off perfectly, even finding a couple unorthodox trainers for the guards to spar against and learn from, though only one had caught his attention even before getting to the advisors was the sorceress. He watched her fight like a hawk, and while she had difficulties winning, she could at least stall out the fight enough to run the clock down, which counted as the challenger's win. He also immediately went to Talia with the Nyrissa's application, and dropped it on her desk. "We may have a problem."<br/><br/>He immediately flipped to the name, and pointed to it. "Use the normal time for debate to find out everything about her. She was good, but I want to make sure she isn't... 'her.'"<br/><br/>After a couple weeks, Talia wasn't able to prove it was the Nyrissa they were worrying about, so the portfolio went to the female council for review, along with a note that it probably wasn't the same Nyrissa.