"Well, that's original."
"You know these wannabe Emperor types. They get attacked and start begging for peace because they know they're about to fall. The Empire really should teach them a lesson. And of course, there's the ever-so-pathetic grudges that they tend to harbour."
"You know, I really didn't know you had the ability to magically infect people that way." Drayson winked.
"Trade secret."
"Ah, well. Emperor Fearsons can spread all the crap he wants. Any citizen who knows a thing about the man already knows the truth."
"So I take it you won't bother to respond?"
"Of course not. I wouldn't dignify that sack of crap with an answer any day. You have no idea how hard it was to stay in his company on Jilaeek."