"The best stories are those created to conceal the truth, not tell it to the people. The patterns of reality are unpleasantly pragmatic." Mariula went closer to Fisher, following her habit to speak with people from a very close distance, but without physical contact. "If you use poison, make it lethal, or don't bother at all, because Cynis are masters of poison themselves and will know how to cure their men. We will plan our sea battle when we know what are we going to fight. For now sending a spy is good enough and if Dream Shadow refuses to go, I will speak with Kaiser or send an elemental, as much I would hate to do so."