Arche crossed his arms at that with a thoughtful hum as he gave the question serious thought for a second. He'd stayed quiet through most of the meeting, content to sort through the intelligence others had presented and not hearing any suggestions so outrageous they'd needed to be stepped on. He was a bit surprised Eleven hadn't approached him then, but he'd slipped out early enough perhaps there just hadn't been time.

"Well, it's not impossible. I myself have considered breaking off before if the other beings here couldn't seem to prove amenable to reason at all. But I think if such a thing were to happen it would surely be a couple or a handful going their own way, perhaps finding a little success or -- just as likely realizing how few allies and resources we all truly have here." He raised his brows at El again with a wry look.

"I suspect most of this group is united for one reason and one reason alone -- that we mutually realize our best resource is one another. For as long as that remains the same, it will be in the best interest of the majority to stick together, even if they must make some uncomfortable compromises to do so. There are quite a few strong personalities in this group, some more annoying than others," he said with a little snort, "but contention and arguments are natural in building any kind of coalition." He spread his hands in a shrug just then as a faintly amused look passed over his face.

"At least no one's tried to kill anybody else yet. By Sith standards, that is a rousing success."