The horrid display from Crow and understanding imparted from Widow, Imara began to understand a bit about both. Both were given an option once. A barbed boon, one that offered a small pittance for several lifetimes of corruption and servitude. A person would come to hate themselves for their decision, more than the one who offered and bound them.<br/><br/>As Orchid layed the thoughts of which Deathknights, how droll to call oneself a term meant to strike fear into the hearts of imbeciles and the ignorant. Powerful beings they may be, but they are not beyond the capabilities of even the massed mortals. Her naturally weaker brethren have been dealing with the awesome might of the greater Anathema for centuries while thrashing back the Wyld and much of what else has threatened Creation. Now she stands an abomination in her brother's eyes, his loyalty to her only skin deep. She understood now that he was here for the benefit of the House. She had forgotten that she had never used this ability in his presence before. She disgusted him.<br/><br/>Dragging her thoughts back to something at hand. Sky would not stand alone as the only golden child to step forward, Imara offered her caste mark, the golden Eclipse symbol shining forth offering resolution. "My brother and I are born of a Great House of the Realm Iselsi, though we are Threshold born of Chiaroscuro. We hold little allegiance to the Blessed Isle, little more than lip service since our House has been removed of much after a failed attempt on the Empress life by a small faction within our ranks."<br/><br/>Using the Old Tongue skillfully though perhaps a bit less fluently to Sky, "Careful my dear, nothing would escalate a war faster than an unbalancing new technology, particularly something as impressive as the device you bear. I assume it works on the premise of an essence cannon, only more compact, much less kick, and moderately less damaging, or smaller area?" The interest was limited as there was much to wrap ones mind around for the nonce.<br/><br/>Imara had rose to step closer to the cannon when Fyr made her observation, after allowing Orchid her departure. Imara thought to interject, "Our objective is not to stop the alliance, but to keep the signing from being seen as an open threat to the Realm. Another objective would be to stop Mask of Winters from profitting to his determined goals, preferrably with a set back or two he may not get the chance to recover from. So, as far as a powerful plot from the Realm houses, I really cannot see the benefit. It would take a major change in our goals to break the alliance especially once we have set our minds to moving it forward. Another thought may be to invite the realm to said treaty, to enforce the reasoning behind it, and offer a bit from them. If they were part of this alliance, that would provide a considerable strengthening of the protection of Creation, removing necessary Realm strength in defending the East, while offering a relative safe border for the River Nations as well. Though with Thorns where it stands, that would make Mask uncomfortable indeed."<br/><br/>"Beacon, you have resources here that may be able to lend weight to your words, the name Iselsi is known. It would appear that we have much to offer each other."<br/><br/>