There's some quiet from the mages as Velanna moves around and they consider the words being said. Kian and Vidal are noticeably between Jovian and Ashton, while Ashton and Jovian are looking at each other.

Ashton finally glances out toward Aleigh, who nods and makes a gesture off to the side.

Kian clears his throat. "What do we lose in opening up the cells?"

"We still have numbers," Vidal adds.

"If we keep giving in and giving in, we won't have any ground left to stand on." Ashton's expression is ice. "You talk about your people being hurt, but they're alive and there's been nothing permanent done here. I say we stick to giving them one unless there's a good reason to do more."

Jovian listens to them all before looking at the assembled group. "We would negotiate if you had one of ours. We would trade what we had, because that's what we do for our people."

Kian shifts where he stands, Jovian ignores it and continues on. "Both drugs wear off. Neither of them needs immediate treatment. You can fuss over them here, or pick one to fuss over outside, and then we talk."