Robert D'Souza looked around the expansive hall. He saw faces, glad faces, carefully neutral faces, clearly angry faces. He sensed this would not be a warm gathering.
Once the murmur had died down, and the man, who appeared to be a person of status, had finished speaking his piece, he walked forth, and spoke in a loud voice, addressing the gathering, and most of all, the Taishogun.
Konnichiwa, Blood Dragons. He said this with an hispanic accent, bringing forth some laughter from the interesting pronunciation. After a while, the hall was almost completely silent, and he began speaking.
Allow me to start with the past. The Order, and the Blood Dragons, working together, to take out a common enemy. Friendships were formed then, alliances were cemented, bonds were made. One of the evidences of this bond stands right here.
Here he looked at Edison Trent, leaning against the wall.
But the times changed. Our two organizations were sundered, by design, or by fate, or by chance, I do not know. All I know is that happened, leaving a feeling of well-justified betrayal among both organizations. I'll say, the Order has erred in it's choices over the years, and we have failed somewhat in our purposes. No more.
He said the last two words with powerful tones and strong emphasis.
We both know the problems that plague Sirius, and we know the threat that the Order fought, and still fights. I ask this, should the people which are fighting the common plague, the dark forces that threaten Sirius with destruction, be separated? Certainly not! I ask for old bonds to be renewed, for us to fight together once more, against the common threat of nomads and their auxilaries, and hope to end this menace.
He turned towards the man who had voiced his worries regarding the Delegation, and spoke in a carefully neutral tone.
Your information is outdated, somewhat. In this gathering, let just this be said. This...proposal is very important for the Order, and we are willing to go to many lengths to make it possible, even the breaking of old bonds. The exact details of this however, we will speak with the Taishogun in private, if possible.
He bowed, and waited for the other side to respond.
