The smell of cigars and cheap alcohol filled the bridge and he looked at the map that the Alliance had happily given him, he had to admit he was jealous of how big the Alliance territory was when compared to his own.
He ordered his ship to show him the map of the Asaris territory and with it both the territories of the citadel and its allied races.
He smirked it would only be a matter of time before the two groups met and when they did, there would be war.
He turned and looked at the four alien women who were seductively dancing for him each one was dangerous and wouldn't hesitate to say that they would kill him and his men in a heartbeat if they ever had a chance to do so.
"Is our dance not to your liking master." the red Twi'lek woman asked, as she walked towards him.
He felt his eyes move on their own as she swayed her hips with every step, the woman's blue eyes seemed to become unnaturally bright whenever she walked beneath one of the lights that kept the darkness away from the bridge.
He felt her warm hand on his cheek as she leaned forward and tempted him to join her and the others.
He took her hand but he didn't stand instead he looked past her and stared into the eyes of the dark elf who smirked not at him but at the woman whose hand he was holding.
He didn't say anything as the woman gracefully walked towards him, he found himself unable to turn away as she stepped closer to him, he could see her gold eyes turning a bright red as she neared him.
She didn't say anything as she avoided the light that the twi'lek before her had kept close to.
Her presence was like that of a cat, that had found her prey and was taking its time to play with it before she went for the kill.
"What is it that you wish master?" she said to him, her words were like snakes that wrapped around him.
The other two women sensed that something had changed and so they stopped dancing and quickly joined him.
'I find myself troubled." he says to them as he finally manages to break free from the spell that the dark elf had placed on him.
"You see there are three ways that I can do things." he says to them and he enjoys seeing the four women try to hide their looks of confusion.
"On one hand I could ally myself with the pyrates and less-than-friendly aliens of this area and use them to spread terror before they are no longer useful to me."
"Then it's a simple matter of taking everything that has any value and leaving them behind to, feel the rage of everyone they wronged."
"I could use your kind to show the Humans of this area that the way we do things is the correct way, after all, all of you want to leave this ship and enjoy your time amongst them don't you?" he asks them.
"Finally I could use all of you to infiltrate every alien group in this part of space, so that there is a division between those similar to us, and everyone else."
'So girls why don't you decide, I'll allow you to decide the way that I deal with the people of this area. Will you choose to be the bringers of chaos, the hands of friendship or will you choose to sow division between those that were friends?' he asks them.
"Why grant us this honor?" the Asari asked him, her voice was so soft that it reminded him that she had been so pure when she had first been brought on board.
"Why not?' he asks her.
"It's true that we take what we want, but different methods accomplish the same results. So girls what will it be?" he asks them.
"We should be friends and show the Humans how we can benefit each other.' the Asari quickly says to him, her eyes wide as she eagerly presses her chest onto him.
"No we should ally ourselves with the pirates of the area and bring those useful to us so that they can prepare the rest of their kind to serve you and the Union master." the Twi'lek said to him.
"Why don't we try to befriend both the Humans and the others, that way you can get everything you want without having to fight or hurt anyone." the Tamaran says to him.
He looks at the red-headed woman who is kneeling in front of him with her hands together as if she is either praying or begging him to hear her words.
"If if could I would, but such a thing isn't possible." he says to her before he points at the map that was on the screen.
"Do you see that, eventually both groups will meet and one side must bend the knee to the other. And I will not betray my kind or those I swor to protect." he says to her.
"Master who did you swear to protect.' she asks him.
"Kind of obvious don't you think." he sees the gold-skinned woman lower her hands before her eyes are filled with pain and regret.
"I swore to protect you, my servants, and everyone beneath me because as you better it's my duty to keep you safe." he says to her and he can't help but feel shocked when all of the women jump at him before they all hug him with genuine warmth.
"Master why don't we become the Alliance's friends while causing problems for the others?" the Dark Elf asks him.
'Too many problems."
"The Alliance will want to know why we were doing all of that and then will demand that we stop."
"As for everyone else, we will have to fight several groups that are either already fighting each other.
Or we end up having to fight several groups of well-armed aliens, were ready to take out their frustration on anyone that looked at them the wrong way." he answers her.
"What are we not allowed to do?" both the Dark Elf and Twi'lek ask him.
"Unless you are attacked you can't hurt a human and you can't make Humans fight each other." he answers them.
"What if someone wants to be with us?" the Tamaran asks him her voice is filled with hope for his answer.
"I don't see anyone marrying anyone from your species, so if I don't see it how could I oppose it?" he says to her.
The girl just gasps like a teenager who was just given a new ca and hugs him again but this time with enough strength that he is forced to tap her on her back so that she lets go of him.
"Can you hide us from the others?" the Asari asks him, and he notices that she doesn't want him to look at her.
He places a hand on her chin and makes her look at him, he can see the blue-skinned woman's tears as they fall from her silver eyes and roll down her cheek.
'Forgive me I've shown you such an awful thing." she desperately says to him as she tries to stop herself from crying.
"There's no reason to hide from them, space is big and not everyone comes onboard my ship." he answers her.
He doesn't say anything as the Asari hugs him tightly and starts to cry into his chest.
"So girls what's your answer?" he asks them.
"We want to be friends with the Humans.' they all say at once.
'if that's what you wish, then as your owner how can I refuse."