[His own face is starting the gain those tell-tale black veins, and under her nails she can feel his flesh hardening. He had always had a fine-tuned control over his transformation, and his seems to just simply be a matter of rapidity now.]

You're asking for war against forces larger and stronger than us in every way. I'm not going to consent to this on a moment's demand. If you wish to plan this first move, we can do so, but you've shown up in my chamber and made demands, Saori.