East Winds

Dietrich pushed his father' hand away gently as he tried to shift the attention away from Balin. Sargon shared a confused look with Dietrich before giving a deep hard chuckle that seemed to echo in every corner of his study.

"I need to talk to you alone, I haven't had a second to share my thoughts and some prudent matters still need to be discussed. It would be much better if we could talk before any agreement gets reached between King Balin and yourself." Dietrich spoke in a stiff and stern tone, locking eyes with Sargon. Balin coughed to clear his throat, catching everyone' attention.

"I agree.' He smiled and spoke with Dietrich 'We can reconvene at a later time, Amoeba and I will meet with you on the ship. Emperor Sargon; I look forward to our next meeting, hopefully, it won't be as eventful as our first." Balin grabbed Amoeba's hand and guided her out of the study.