Devaguea listened to the explanation, and nodded in enlightened understanding. He had known everything had been important, but he hadn't known how it was all that important. "And here I thought he had been using the debate to stall for time to get more of his strength back. So yes, what she said. And while metaphysics is something I am only starting to scratch the surface of, my fiancé has a much better grasp of it than I do. But I make up for it by being a shameless attention hog in larger public gatherings."<br/><br/>He leaned forward and whispered, loudly enough to be heard by everyone in the room. "She doesn't do well with large crowds focusing on her, despite her hiding it well. Don't let her know I said that though."<br/><br/>That said, he let the conversation get serious again, before nodding. "Yes, a divine level opponent not wanting one side to get an unexpected and powerful reinforcement would be something he would work against. First shard, he threw enough of a temper tantrum at me not killing Nyrissa to make me shudder at the thought of how badly he would have raged if you had shown up and swung a fight. Especially when I was younger in a gladiator pit."<br/><br/>The King paused, and then gave his mother a long look. "Do you need a moment, maybe a drink, to help settle your mind about this? Cause if so, I certainly would not think less of you. The rest of the tale isn't that much less of a shock, considering I have done it in less than a decade."