While not a person prone to the use expletives himself, the sentiment was quite understood and shared. "Just some of a good number of difficulties tied to the situation, yes." Pentacle politics was complex, brutal and as often as not underhanded.

A slow grimace revels that once again he might be inclined to agree. "I had hoped seeing what happens when you are out classed in a duel might have given him pause for thought, but it seems not." And the reality was a Consilium the size of San Fran could almost certainly put forward a first or second degree master to fight. "If he does train against Aurora or maybe Skye being a fellow arrow I do actually hope he suffers some losses." The hierarch clearly didn't have faith in the Sharman to win either.

A shake of the head stops suddenly as a light bulb goes on. "Now we cant pin the mage you found to San Fran, not yet but." And he goes quiet thinking something through. "Violating territory could be hard, they claim it is their territory." Eyes narrow. "However if we could somehow trick a San Fran mage into breaching the sanctum of a law abiding mage." Slowly turning to look at Thirteen. "That we could pin to them, breaching of a great right is pretty serious." And would certainly give them something to push back on. "Besides we maintain Sacramento is our territory and we are independent. The New charter makes it clear we are our own body, so if we can oust them on something like that our claim could become uncontested." This idea alone made the meeting worthwhile.

A positive run that comes to a crashing halt and he sits back into his chair, slowly. "I don't like killing as a solution to problems." It had heaps of complications and besides. "Murder stains the soul, self defence I can accept, wish it were not so but accept." The Mysterium had drilled it into him each death was knowledge lost, and that was another step towards oblivion. "And anyone who does kill enforces the lie as well." Death under the lie worked a certain way, a way he knew was not the truth. "Do you think there is a way we can misdirect or trick them?" With the limit of numbers and resources it was a long shot for sure.

Unsure if that was acceptance of the offer or a rejection. "You know I have proficiency in time." She had seen him use it at the duel after all, "And I am working on my understanding of space so with the right connection I can view the past in relatively safer locations from here or the circle for example." Relative because vulgar spells always carried risk. "If we worked together we could produce a more potent post cognition, allow the primary caster to witness more." It was of course an endeavour that would require more then bare minimum trust on both sides.

Okay that actually solves a problem, almost anyway. "Would you mind sharing the address with me? Then I can take a wander that way." That seemed easiest.