"Why not?" Lucivar snapped, his voice growing louder as his leash on his temper was beginning to unravel more. "If there are no rules then we should make our own. Waiting and watching doesn't seem to have gotten you anywhere. Now is not the time to be subtle and to play silky court games. Perhaps what is needed is a little violent force. My jewels are gone, they've taken my wings and my family is elsewhere lacking my protection. You'll forgive me if I've no patience to play games."