Mother Alicia didn't like where this was going. She felt that the elves had already compromised too much for war ever since the Panamans had returned to the true world. They had partaken in the True World War against the forces that sought to destroy the Panama Continent.
"You won't have to wage a war of aggression if we go this route," Rui remarked, reading her mind. "The elves can expand into the cosmos normally. And the elves are powerful enough for no private entity to have the courage to pick a fight with them. You'll be fine, and you'll be able to avoid any and all combat."
He turned towards the Shepherd. "Isn't that right?"
