In private, Ambassador Dunbarre fumes about the actions of Caroban dignitaries, and their unwillingness to grant concessions in favor of relations with Rephidim over other nations, despite two thousand years of history of support of the Collegia Estoerica by the Rephidim Temple. Elise offers her own insights as to why the mages may well resent recent events in which representatives of Rephidim have been helpful in uncovering scandals and treachery in Caroban, and Dunbarre listens as she explains her perspective.