[ Soldiers that are currently being completely manipulated by dark water. But he has a point, if they fail the vote, they can still take out Caius, then coerce Narula to aligning with Messalina... it's a long shot, but it's still a chance. ]

That would be a disappointment. I haven't put this much effort in for a while now. [ In fairness to him, he was cursed until recently. Now he's able to scheme at a higher level.

The door rattles and he can hear shouts inside. ]

You seem to know them better than I do. How confident are you that they can handle it in there?