They walked toward a small grove of trees that grew near the wall. Far enough from the celebration that conversations couldn't be overheard. A voice carried forward toward the back of the reddish-blonde girl, low and dazzlingly confident.
"You know, I've found that honest conversations work best when everyone understands what's going on. Would you agree, Lady Nysoi?"
"I... yes, Commander. Negotiating parties should have a vast amount of honesty between them if the goal is alliance and not superficial give and take. Honesty is… *usually* the wisest approach."
Nysoi's voice was steady, but she also started glancing around them with increasing nervousness. Her Astralism was giving strange results and she finally found a route that she 'normally wouldn't take' that told her why.
"Actually… we should pick a different direction. That way."
