K'ahru grinned at the chieftain's words. "Does that mean-!"

He froze as a wave of anger washed across him.

"Do not interrupt me," The chieftain's sharp eyes glared at him. "I see much merit in both your stances. However, what we lack is the necessary information we need to make this decision. Therefore, I have decided we will wait until we can move with confidence. None of us wish to weaken ourselves with a war that doesn't need to be waged just to be consumed by our real enemies. Yet, at the same time, none of us wish to simply hand over our precious and sacred techniques so easily."

He stood up, indicating the end of the meeting.

K'Mala and K'ahru felt ambivalent, while they did not get what they wanted, at the very least what they definitely didn't want happening did not happen. Thus the outcome was tentatively neutral.

The council dispersed quickly as each member processed what they had learned from it.

Back in the settlement of the Martial Union, Rui and Special Agent Cravis were still concerning themselves with the reaction of the G'ak'arkan Tribe.

functioning wiretap in the council meeting room anymore," Special Agent Cravis sighed

been an appropriate opportunity since then," Rui shook his head. "The presence of three Martial Seniors concentrated within

were sharper than all of Rui's sensory techniques combined. This meant that trying to infiltrate the village when there were

village temporarily at night while the chieftain was asleep. That is the only

was not willing to put his best friend on such

the wiretaps, what can the intelligence and analytics teams tell me about the impact that this battle will have on the

you suggested the idea," Special Agent Cravis calmly replied. "For one, we can be assured that they will be shocked regardless of what course of action they choose to come to. Your feat

knowing this. The fact that his Void Pathfinder was able to shock a tribe that had been practicing and

"Well?"

cooperate to obtain our techniques, or they will choose to wage a war against us to obtain our techniques," Special Agent Cravis explained. "Cooperation would be the common sense option were they a normal state, but given their warped culture as well

it is time to prop Senior Ceeran back up, I presume?" Rui asked as he quickly understood

serve as a deterrence, that is true," Special Agent Cravis nodded. "However, the

Special Agent Cravis with a knowing expression. "His previous interactions with the

was merely being brutally honest, that doesn't change their impression of him. Given how irrational the G'ak'arkan Tribe is, they may be more driven to wage war seeing him. After all, one Martial Senior is not enough to defeat three of them, in their eyes. Extracting the techniques of a Martial Senior may even appeal more to the Martial Seniors of the

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