Fortunately for the rest of them, there's at least one person here who has been groomed into a diplomatic position. Everyone has their own skill sets, right? Some are good at beating information out of spies, and others are better at smoothing things over with high ranking officials.

"I will speak to him," Unless someone else more qualified steps up, though it's understandable if none do. She smiles, a little ruefully, "It's not the first time I've had to deliver... challenging news."

Certainly, she's not expecting a positive reception now, but hopefully they can still find a way to combine forces, to find the heart before something terrible happens.