"I put forth the idea precisely because it's ridiculous," Evanthe continued. "Let's remember that, during the previous intelligence sharing arrangement between Rokkenjima and East Moreland that Alexander was the Emperor of Rokkenjima and Crown Prince of Littlebrook, sharing Beatrice's bed...I must ask why this issue was not raised with Alex and the Dartfordians? We could reasonably envision scenarios in which East Moreland may, theoretically, have felt comfortable sharing with Rokkenjima but not wish for the information to reach the Dartfordians. As Crown Prince his loyalty is ultimately to Dartfordia, and his father the King; yet at no point in time were these concerns raised then. At this time East Moreland and Dartfordia didn't even hold a bilateral treaty, whereas the relationship between East Moreland and Achkaerin is fairly known as solid and has been for quite some time."
"If we're to take this line of thought to the ultimate extent, my marriage to Joshua should have presented concerns in the relay of intelligence, likewise, with all due respect, your Queen is Lodjan. Should I be concerned then that, during pillow talk, something we may have discussed could be passed along to her which, ultimately, she would be obliged to share with her Queen? I'm not trying to berate you, I'm just trying to explore each logical concern this opens up. Given what we all learned of Alex during the Andean Genocide, he should have been raising red flags in regards to these concerns as we know how his actions, or lack thereof, allowed for one of the greatest failures in Rokkenjiman domestic security."
"With all that being said, the point is fair yet I do not believe Emerson has done something to warrant such suspicion. If Alexander Anselmo wasn't a concern, if I wasn't a concern involving Joshua, if Stasya isn't a concern that others should perhaps consider, should not Emerson be granted the same consideration given the precedent established? It also begs the question, given the known strength and longevity of the Morelander-Achkaerinese alliance, what would East Moreland not share with Achkaerin that it would be willing to share with Rokkenjima?"