Negotiation
In the end, Rain went to talk with those two the next day about the meeting. Thanks to the intelligence that he got, they could tell that the magic people were too busy improving their defenses, but that wasn't entirely a good thing for them since if another war starts, the magic people can always return to safety if something happens and then try again before they suffer heavy casualties.
"The best option when it comes to negotiations in times of war is to be unreasonable first and then demand a lot from the other side, but I have the feeling that the person supporting them is expecting that we will do this," Rain said. "Hence, we need a better plan."
"This will be hard… we can't be too obvious then," Esmeralda said while considering their options. "We have to make them at least understand that we don't want to sign any magic contract and for starters, we have to ask for compensation to make them think that they have to show a clear proof that they wish for peace."