Mar nodded. "Actually, yes, I do believe it. I'm willing to bet that at least one of us could sell Kaneis on its value, and Nepeta will listen without any trouble. Then we tell Rose, who's always been quite reasonable and sensible, and she can bring the Green Flight along. Mass convinced."

Hopeful youth he might have been, but he was pretty certain they could do this one particular thing for more reasons than simple optimism.

"I think you're worrying too much about the suspicions of others, though." Or their opinions, which was very strange -- since when did Vala particularly care what other people thought? "I may not be a shaman, but I've worked with them, for them, and against them, so I've picked up a few things along the way. Enough to answer a question or three, and I don't think the people we'll be talking to will dismiss it all just because I don't use it personally."