"Shut up" Dimitri demanded.
Exile froze half a breath from escalating. Dawn's attention shifted back to the table, Richard looked entertained and not at all interested in rescuing either of them. Thane closed his eyes briefly as if grateful someone had simplified the noise.
Dimitri's gaze stayed on Exile until the pressure in the room eased.
Then, to Dawn, "Continue only if it improves the discussion."
Dawn gave a short nod, "The point is simple. She's unlikely to take one male and ignore the rest if this becomes alliance, she'll evaluate the team. But she will not evaluate everyone equally. Lucan made sure of that."
Exile's nostrils flared.
Richard said, "There it is."
Exile cut a murderous look at both of them and then looked away because if he kept looking the meeting was going to become more physical than Dimitri allowed.
Thane spoke before the silence could harden "it'll happen though."
