Andras breath was taken away when Queen removed the mask and displayed her smile, he was already attracted to her and he feels he is falling in love with her...but his heart is cold as northern winters, there was now a small warm spark in there but that's just a tiny spark which can easily be engulfed by northern winds of conviction and valor when need be. He would not be held back by his love, but he would mourn if it comes to that he needs to end her. Despite how strongly he feels about her, stronger than anyone else.<br/><br/>On her question about the silver pact's tolerance and goals, he replies; "Silver Pact is indeed divided by factions and which have different ideas how to work. The foundation of them is based on first age ones. Wardens of Gaia once advised solar how to properly do agriculture without ruining the land they had or how to keep their domains naturally healthy. But now present age said faction now seeks reset creation more primal times and erase all civilization structure, view it as corruption. That much the factions would have changed over time compared version in first age."<br/><br/>"Also, true one primary duty lunars have is to keep wyld at bay, but that's mostly dealt with the Sword of Luna faction which devotes most of their time guarding the borders of Creation. However I think there is no faction that wants to infect or spread wyld, that would be the opposite of most faction's goals. But what lunars overall are are stewards of creation, its guardians, and those who seek to despoil Gaia, the Creation itself, is an enemy of Silver Pact. So yozis being freed is viewed as means to corrupt or destroy Gaia, our world, and thus opposed universally despite faction. As Luna is a mate of Gaia and it's thus lunars duty to protect Gaia's creation. Besides duty to protect what lunars personally want to protect most."<br/><br/>As the queen spoke of her own prowess he replies; "Indeed you would alone be one stronger if not most powerful exalt, but that power did not help solars whatsoever when dragon-blood butchered them. As ruler of hive, you know the power you wield is not based on individual, but on the entirety of the hive itself. One red ant does not kill a human, but billion red ants covering a human have enough poison to stop his heart. Also in raw power, some elders in silver pact can give you a serious run of all your worth; Raksi example is master of sorcery and she controls and rules city which you in first life authored all books of sorcery, including solar circle which Raksi is determined to master being a lunar. She has no hive but army very angry gorilla's but despite in physical form she is not a chimera but she is flatly insane. But yet none dare speak against her, as it was thanking her efforts our moonsilver tattoos were established first place and there is saying that line between genius and madness is thin."<br/><br/>"So, you're powerful for your age but there are still bigger fishes in the pond where you inhabit at the moment. So need be a cunning hunter if a desire to strike out against any other bigger fishes."<br/><br/>As discussion diverted dragon-bloods and their genitalia, Andras smirked and replied; "Indeed, dragon-blood women make good breeders. They were built after all ancestors who could keep non-stop breeding orgy going on at beginning of the primordial war. Entire life devoted just breeding alone. Indeed male genitalia has multiple uses in thaumaturgy besides preserving one either functional or trophy. They can serve in alchemy as medicine for potency and breeding, they can also serve for magic rituals various kinds either attract or rebel male interest. One curious one that I had heard is creating a magical chastity belt that blocks cocks or their content entering a woman's sex. I know at least one large amazon tribe in the east where their trade currency is literally cock, either attached to live specimens or detached ones, later ones hold little value besides for physical pleasure but ones attached to virile males are more higher valued. As it's not even men themselves who are property; but their cocks. Men can beg for freedom and women provide it with a term that they must become eunuchs, as they take their cocks."<br/><br/>"But indeed you have point in a sense, dragon-blood have been in decline cause they cannot keep it in pants or stick on the right woman. Their blood growing weaker each time it is introduced to mortal blood. I am on the solid opinion that for solar sort forgive and allow it to happen was subtle sabotage done to entire exalted faction."<br/><br/>As the queen presented her challenge, Andras smiled and replied; "I accept this challenge, it will be interesting. Is there penalty if I loose control before ten minutes?"