[ actually it's because Teal hit you of all people with insatiable hunger and I'm still assuming they thought that was minor damage

to which I'm pretty sure the trick is actually torture or murder or property damage but I've only gotten opportunity for the last of those and couldn't apply it directly enough to satisfy me

... also ok well you brought up the possibility of an alliance not me, so ]

They're in a similar position to us. It's unlikely they'd refuse, so long as we can offer something better than Iris's proposal to us.