Ignis took another sip of his coffee, taking his time over it. It would be preferred if they had a return date in mind before he was forced to open his last can, but right now the task of scoping out potential allies was lasting longer than his supply.
"Do you think?" he asked, with a hint of a smile.
That they were here to win friends and influence people wasn't a huge leap for anyone at this point; they'd lingered after the meeting and had no obvious immediate plans to return to Lucis. Even rudimentary research would reveal the precarious Lucian political position right now, but that was only half of the story. Or at least, Ignis intended that it would only be half of the story.
An alchemist, given the lack of education on the subject within Lucis, in contrast to Niflheim, was potentially very valuable to them. Perhaps the Arrancar escort wasn't such a bad thing either; it would certainly provide an opening.
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"Do you think?" he asked, with a hint of a smile.
That they were here to win friends and influence people wasn't a huge leap for anyone at this point; they'd lingered after the meeting and had no obvious immediate plans to return to Lucis. Even rudimentary research would reveal the precarious Lucian political position right now, but that was only half of the story. Or at least, Ignis intended that it would only be half of the story.
An alchemist, given the lack of education on the subject within Lucis, in contrast to Niflheim, was potentially very valuable to them. Perhaps the Arrancar escort wasn't such a bad thing either; it would certainly provide an opening.