He followed gladly, able to enjoy the two spectacles in front of him with his wider than normal vision without appearing to. And quite a spectacle it was.<br/><br/>Sadly, all good things come to an end, and he lay down at the side of the table so the two elves could look at him. He was on his 'best' behavior, and lying down properly, rather than the usual indulgent pose that also displayed himself to good effect. "Short summary? Up that one creek without a paddle. Longer summary is that you have an army already in your lands, the attack spearheaded by a regiment totaling one hundred sixty suits of first generation power armor equipped to kill normal infantry. They are backed up by at least five thousand regular infantry, mostly heavier infantry to counter the elves ranger, with about five hundred cavalry supporting. That army has another two of similar size, though they lack the power armored regiments. Several battalions have already moved to cut off your supporting nations from getting assistance to you. The two nations closest to the land bridge to the human empire have thrown in with them, allowing passage and likely working to conceal the armies movements for as long as possible.<br/><br/>The good news is that I already have four units of seventh generation power armor engaging in harassment and delaying engagements with the leading army, forcing it to slow to a crawl or lose men and material at a frankly unacceptable rate. I can get another hundred or so on the ground to finish turning the army back inside a week, once I get your permission to help. Lord Barid has some fairly strict rules about mercenary groups interfering with political matters, and currently me and mine are classified as mercenaries. Once I get your permission, we are effectively 'hired,' and will fight for you under your rules of engagement until we either win, or encounter a that myself and the two field captains consider 'hopelessly unwinnable,' by standard guild mercenary codes."<br/><br/>He was giving her a bit more information than she needed, but that they would fight like an official, accredited member of a mercenary's guild would tell her everything she needed to know about them. No looting, raping, or pillaging on her side, rules of engagement would be followed to the letter and they would ask for clarification on points before picking a meaning, and they wouldn't accept offers of employment from the other side no matter what they offered, among many other benefits. That they weren't actually mercenaries wouldn't matter for this.