"So easily swayed by the waggle of a tongue." Bedivere sighed his disappointment in the vampire matron who decided to join us. "Since when did you become such a harlot?" Gabriel's petty antics were tiresome, and really quite expected of a man-child. "But for you Mithias to be so kept on the short leash? I expect more from you than to blindly follow the fool's plan. So long has he not played at the table that he forgets the rules. Such has the value of pawns in the early game, though often undermined, it is the positional structure of the King's own men which often entraps him. But it is in the late game where they become more crucial. Perhaps these pawns will reach the end and promote themselves into becoming more than mere footmen. But at the same time, worrying too much about promoting them, and you shall trade your remaining assets and position for one unit on the board? Unwise.

And though I agree that the leader who can read the minds of our enemies in indeed an asset. Do not forget what will become of us should the be the King in court. It is rather befitting really, given that the king is the one piece that can never be put in harm's way. The game requires for the rest of us to do what we can to protect him. The king in check must move like a coward and hide behind the rows of warriors before him. fifteen peons shall die before the King is to be beheaded. Isn't that part of your plan Gabby?

Or am I far from being right in that, assuming that you believe unlike your boy the Orbital Satellite is quite a threat to your life? And as such you have expected to send a Rook, a Bishop and an Old Knight in an attempt to capture their metaphorical Queen? You should be able to do it yourself, simply walk into their base of operations and control their minds to destroy the Satellite. Unless of course your reconnaissance suggest no such option exists and even your powers have limits. To which I must turn the floor back over to Mithias who claims your powers are useful enough. But you can't even command a human to flip the lightswitch off?

Also, you forget that in the depths of space, day and night cease to formally exist, and all the waters of the world of which my Lineage is bound to cannot connect me into the stars beyond. Thus I am afraid you misread the movement abilities of your Knight, or did I need to remind you how the pieces move as well? But enough idle banter. To gain my support you must first Bell the Cat. I believe the Age of Kings was done in with the last truly great king's disappearance, but you may just prove me wrong."

Having said he piece Bedivere returned to the sipping of his tea, casting a glance at Mithias casually before setting his sights on Adam. "O'Neal, there is a particular relic in my possession you may wish to become intimate with. That is if you decide to wish to become more familiar regarding possibly counter-measures to the vampire-abomination-halfling epidemic or whatever it may be given your background in the biological fields. The blade known as Contagion may be of interest. Call me old-fashioned if you will but I stopped at Darwin. Yes, Now there's an Englishman proper. The Strong survive and will dominate the weak. This is the rule of nature, and why these humans do not cede to our will is beyond me. Perhaps a bit of sickness shall be the cure to their manic illness?" So many hints dropped that Bedivere may have put the pieces together or at least suspected Adam's involvement.