[He is a bit of a planner type, at least within his group of weirdos... This pitch more or less makes sense to him, setting aside his Opinions on each side's desire to grab more Shard Bearers. But, that's neither here nor there, and he would very much like a bath.]

I see. It's not an unreasonable assumption to make... I will give it a try, then, and see what comes of it. True enough, it would be a net benefit to me regardless. There is still much about both sides that I wish to know more about.

[Even though, for Complex Sword Reasons (sweasons), he ultimately knows which side he'll... more or less have to err toward.]