"Well said, Engineer. It's always useful to have a backup plan, or even a backup backup plan in case everything goes to pieces, as it has a tendency to do around our kind," Joy agreed cordially. "Though I personally think it might be better if we all knew about this surprise of yours before you pulled it so that we would be able to compensate for it in our plans. Even if implicit trust is too much to hope for, it'd be good to at least have some level of professional respect and courtesy." He glanced meaningfully at Elegy, then cleared his throat and continued. "Still, if you plan to do some work, I think there is something I would request from you, though it isn't terribly inspired." He twisted one hand behind him and carefully disentangled a wooden buckler from the mess of threads, rags and leather scraps holding it loosely in place. "A simple buckler, not much too look at and quite primitive, I know, but moderately effective all the same. However, I'm quite certain that a mind such as yours would be able to create a magnificent artifact shield with laughable ease, assuming it isn't too lowly of a task to undertake in the first place. I know that I would appreciate such a gesture, regardless of how equal it is to the intellect dealing with it."<br/><br/>Joy seemed prepared to say more, but fell silent upon the arrival of the... creature. It shouldn't have surprised him, as everyone knew that the deathlords used every tool available to them, even those questionably disposed to their goals, but it did. He wouldn't have guessed that First and Forsaken Lion would choose a demon, of all things, to monitor them. The deathlord had plenty of other vassals he could have used, and likely more loyal ones, at that. Stranger still, it looked like a Neomah, or some grotesque parody thereof, a type which Joy would have more readily expected from his mistress than the vicious, hateful tyrant of Merciless. Then again, it wasn't his place to question the deathlord, yet.<br/><br/>"Learn something new every day," he grumbled under his breath, turning towards the unfortunate crewmember that the Engineer had hollered at. "You're the one who'll show me around, yes?" He asked cheerfully.