Yeah, the chances of some kind of falling out between us and them are pretty high. It's too easy to take advantage of our situation, but also for them to probably misunderstand whatever the hell they're doing to try and fix it too. They don't always give a lot of clear cut answers, and the records in the tomes can also be pretty vague about stuff. Seems you're smart enough though to be on the same page.

[ He eyes the food bar, wondering if he should go back and get himself more. Even more than wanting more to eat, his throat's a little dry. The tips of his fingers roll once, drumming against the top of the table set. ]

Well. If by brute you mean a hot, beefy, stud of a multirealm genius, you'd be right. Hope you're not trying to imply that my intelligence is anything other than ahead of the rest of the pack here.