Ancalagon bows deeply to the Empress, and says, "Hail, and well met, Empress. Allow me to thank you for this meeting, and the chance to arrange for a peace before one of our followers does something stupid. I hope you will forgive me for being direct, but I am a relatively simple half dragon, and do not know as much about subtlety as an experience Yuan-Ti Anathema such as yourself is bound to have."<br/><br/>He knew a little bit about the Yuan-Ti in general, but had heard enough about Anathemas, enough to be scared of the Empress, and hopes that Raura will for the Draconic Pantheon's sake keep quiet and be respectful. He continues, "I have recently arrived here after my travels around the world, honing my magic skills, and learning what I could about leadership before starting my own little kingdom, based out of Castle Black Spire. I have already defeated and obtained vows of loyaly from Shale, the lizardman and kobold tribe that served her, as well as similar agreements with Rummsprig, the Fang dragon that is just outside your borders, Shyrath, a Black dragon that recently ruled Castle Black Spire until I defeated her, and three nearby human towns."<br/><br/>He accepts the tea cup, and sips the tea, not wanting to offend, and says, "That is a fairly brief history of my exploits in the week or so I have been here. I would admit that I am doing a bit better than I expected, which is what brings me here.