<em>My first clue was all of that, plus the fact that Barid has been a tiny bit more smug lately. Oh, sarcasm, right.<br/><br/>However, alliance with the elves would be a good thing, as it would give me organic troops. Eventually. I plan to remove the human nobles from play, but quietly, and then simply walk into the capital and claim ownership by conquest and possession. That also gives me more organic troops, though again, eventually. So, the 'ideal' end is me with effectively four planes to outright control. If we move fast enough, I can even do a little screwing back at Barid, using several of his own laws. They aren't MEANT to interact the way I will be using them, but it is entirely legitimate, sensible, and honest. And even better, I offered to try this with him before, and he didn't forbid it. Didn't approve it, mind you, but he didn't say no.</em>