She listened, and for the first time perhaps since they'd met, Ylene got the sense that she wasn't being judged or looked down upon.  While the commander claimed she respected Ylene's skills, it became apparent that it was so when Ylene began using her mind to formulate a strategy.  Her clawed fingers flexed slightly, but otherwise the dragonborne showed no sense of movement as she listened and considered Ylene's words as she spoke, choosing instead to focus all her attention on what the drow was saying.  But only after Ylene stopped speaking did she retort.  "I like where your head is at, but not exactly.  Anyone can set up any temple they want, it's just a matter of how much recognition it's given.  I know you're connected to the main temple in Laelith, and how they share the space for services.  You'd likely know as much as me about the requirements to request time and space there, as that's an internal matter and you're far more connected there than I am.  The problem comes into play that they want a bit of currently empty realty.  All property ownership goes through the High Lord Protectorate's office as a matter of course.  They could move in and 'squat' of course, and it wouldn't be worth committing our resources to evicting them.  But they want it to be officially sanctioned.  The way the 'game's rules' are written, there's no way we have of 'stopping' them, just delaying them, which is what we've done since yesterday.  I figure we can delay them for a week before things start to get really obvious that we're dragging our feet and they can file a grevance.  So lets say six days at the most."<br/><br/>She sighed and stretched, her armor creaking slightly as the leather straps flexed, "Just like I couldn't hold you responsible for a couple of Shonites I found fucking in a fountain and arrested, I can't hold her responsible for the actions of the mage that killed d'Nevein.  Especially since this priest arrived in Laelith only recently, within the last week.  It might be hard getting her attached to such a crime.  As much as the cult of Ah'mie,"  Ylene noticed that the dragonborne called it a cult not a religion, which was in a way quite disrespectful.  "claims to be large enough to want their own temple space, the fact is they are still somewhat small compared to other religions."<br/><br/>She tapped one clawed finger against the table, "and while I see your merit of turning the other faiths against Ah'mites, it wouldn't work for two reasons.  One it would splinter the fragile religious peace in the city as people divided down three lines, defending, attacking, and neutral.  Some faiths would see it as a religious monopoly if we tried to bully one, even if they were opposed to the faith of the Ah'mites.  They'd be too afraid that they would be next."<br/><br/>She sighed, "The fact of the matter is that while I don't think we can stop them for much longer from taking the temple space they want.  They'll get their temple one way or another if they are dedicated enough to want it.  We were just hoping to get information out of them, get out ahead of them as it were.  Maybe find out WHY they are coming out into the open.... not necessarily stop them."