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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cerebral Paladin" data-source="post: 3605105" data-attributes="member: 3448">The matriarch bowed.  “And now, I promised you a piece of information.  Your enemy, who is also our enemy, has traveled far to the south since he entered the Underways.  Though he was injured when he entered the Underways, he and those with him were able to resist the troglodyte slave race.  They have hired four hundred mercenaries--drow who know no masters or mistresses, those who serve the God of Masks or the God of Worms.  They have forgotten their ancient feud and have followed him to the south.  We believe he will surface at the point nearest Seachen.”“Thank you for this, above all, for information is the most valuable of all possible gifts.”“We are willing to keep you apprised of any further movements of which we become aware.”“That would be most appreciated.  We should, perhaps, discuss maintaining contact in the future.  I might send an emissary to your home city.  It would facilitate sharing information that can be mutually beneficial.”“Indeed.  I shall leave one of my males-- I shall leave one of my junior officers to staff an embassy at the rooms of the inn at which we have been staying.  After the service your house has done mine, we would be most interested in building our ties.”“It was but a trifle.”“Nonetheless, your grace, it is of such trifles that alliances between great houses are made.”“Let me ask you,” continued Alistair brusquely, as the drow would expect, “Are there other threats from the Underdark that we should watch, besides our mutual enemy?  And are there drowan great houses that you would warn us against?”“I could warn you to watch the cult of the Worm.  They grow in activity and represent a grave threat.  As for the other drowan great houses… even if we become close allies, we would not expect you to limit your trade to our allies, as you are a surface people.  However, of the great houses, I would warn you of two houses.  One is not an enemy of ours, but has tendencies, the House of Erebani.  The other is a house that is our enemy, best known for extreme and unwarranted cruelty, and that is the House of Mylyl.  They are allied to the Russet Shelf Fungi merchant clan, just as we have considerable dealings with the Teal Curve.”“That information may prove useful.”  Alistair paused, giving both his friends and the drow matriarch the time to volunteer anything additional or ask further questions.  After a few seconds of silence, he waved the drow away coldly.  “Dismissed.”  As part of the pretense of behaving how a drowan great house leader would, he immediately pulled Kit over to him, as if the drow were not even present.Upon being told that they were dismissed, the drow matriarch and her guards immediately and rapidly genuflected and then backed out of the room as quickly and quietly as they could.  They averted their eyes as they went, doing nothing that might draw attention to the fact that they were still there.As soon as they were gone, Alistair apologized to Kit.  “Sorry about that-- I just thought it would be valuable to make the right sort of impression.”“It’s fine.  I understood.”</blockquote>

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