"What's acceptable? Nothing," Lambert shrugs. "Because if it were just up to me, I'd rather not be trying to convince the Summer Court of anything. I’d rather take my chances taking sneaking into the Wyldlands. A small force with a bit of help staying hidden might be able to learn something an army can't.”

And he looks to the rest of the room.

"But it's not just up to me. If talking--" he grimaces just saying the word. "--our way out of this is what people want to try first, then fine. ‘Work with us, it’s your best shot at survival’ is the best I got, but that’s why I’m no diplomat.”